Chapter 17
Loss greater than 40 decibels
What is disabling hearing loss?
What is sedative medications, mechanical ventilation, or isolation in an ICU or long-term care facility?
Symptoms of agitation and disorientation, primarily later in the day
What is sundowning?
Mistreatment of older adults, usually caused by a caregiver
What is elder abuse?
Patients with this type are able to understand but cannot express thoughts or feelings in words
What is expressive aphasia?
Definition of global aphasia
What is difficulty with both expressive language and reception of messages?
Two things that you should not do with a patient with vision loss
What is exaggerate your voice and take the patient's arm?
Loss of this sense can lead to increased safety risks and disinterest in hobbies
What is vision loss?
over the age of 60, 1 in 3 people experience the loss of this sense
What is hearing loss?
Chronic diseases account for more health care burden than acute illnesses (T/F)
What is true?
Law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of a disability
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
Good practice for patients with lowered level of consciousness
The inability to properly take medications as prescribed, a common reason for hospitalization.
What is medication mismanagement?
Cognitive impairment that have similar symptoms include delirium, dementia and depression
What is the three D's?
Nurses are responsible for doing this when they identify communication deficits in a patient (especially a child)
What is making a referral to a speech or language therapist?
Refers to any person who has any impairment in body structure or function that interferes with communication
What is a communication disability?
True or false: A good strategy for communicating with a patient with macular degeneration is to stand directly in front of them
What is false?
Format of questions to get the most accurate and detailed response from the patient
What is open-ended questions?
The inability to take purposeful actions even when body and mind seem intact
What is apraxia?
Lack of vocal inflection and unchanging facial expression
What is "flat affect"?
Name 4 types of deficits
What is hearing loss, vision loss, speech and language deficits, impaired cognitive processing, mental disorders, or environmental deprivation?
Examples of this include communication boards, picture cards, use of picture pain rating scales, and speech-generating devices
Legal documents that need to be completed before cognitive decline
What is a power of attorney?
This type of memory usually lasts longer than short term memory
Type of communication that can be seen as calming and affectionate when used appropriately
What is touch?