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Elder Pharmacy
Elder Pain
Hodgepodge
Elder Abuse
Stats
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Taking multiple medications with increased risk of adverse events
What is polypharmacy
100
This is the best way to evaluate pain.
What is self-report
100
The name of one geriatric nursing specialty is ...
What is GNP, GEN
100
These are the five types of elder abuse ...
What is sexual, emotional or psychological, physical, financial, and neglect
100
In the 20th century this almost doubled ...
What is life expectancy
200
This type of drug is the number one cause of falls and hypotension.
What is psychotropic drugs
200
Start low, go slow means ....
What is starting a low dose then increase as needed
200
AARP stands for this ...
What is American Association of Retired People
200
Elder abuse is rare, common, or very common
What is very common
200
The 20th century we saw an increase in Americans greater than 65 years old by
What is ten-fold or 10 x increase
300
These are the top three drugs for adverse events.
What is insulin, digoxin, and warfarin
300
one non-pharmacological pain management therapy would be
What is heat, music, massage
300
This is one thing you learned from the "Late night holiday case study"
What is case managers are great people, and variable
300
This is the best prevention of elder abuse
What is education
300
There was 76 million people born between 1946 and 1964 this group is called...
What is the baby boomers
400
This is a great source for free drug information and watching out for drug interactions.
What is a pharmacist
400
The most common adverse affects of opioids
What is nausea, vomiting, constipation, and sedation
400
This is what nursing homes started as
What is poorhouses in 1800 and 1900's
400
This is how to identify elder abuse
What is watch, listen, and sniff
400
By 2030 a world wide crisis will occur if the low fertility rates continue
What is much greater numbers of those greater than 65 years old, 20% of the U.S. population or 1 in 5
500
This is a problem for those patients who give there own medications affecting one of every three people that increased with age.
What is non-adherence or not taking medications as prescribed.
500
The recent change related to NSAIDS for pain in the elderly
What is use in only rare instances
500
This is the point at which the elderly decide to move into a nursing home.
What is no support system, and unable to complete self-care
500
This is who should report elder abuse
What is everyone who observes or finds elder abuse
500
This group spends greater than 50% of healthcare dollars at this time
What is those greater than 65 years old