Human Growth and Development
Advanced maternal age can increase the risk for chromosomal defects
What is Down syndrome?
The neural tube does not close properly, leaving an opening through which the spinal meninges and spinal cord may protrude. The result is damage to the spinal cord and nervous system.
What is Spina Bifida?
This type of care is to improve the client’s quality of life by controlling significant symptoms of the disease process while continuing to receive curative medical care. Care is not restricted to clients who are terminally ill. Also assists clients to understand their treatment choices.
What is Palliative Care?
Repositioning; ice or heat packs; distraction techniques; relaxation techniques.
What are Nonpharmacological nurse interventions for pain?
Proteins deposits in Lewy body dementia
What are alpha-synuclein proteins?
•Can feed themselves, drink from a cup, and walk independently.
What is a 2-year-old toddler?
Refers to children whose current weight or rate of weight gain is much lower than that of other children of similar age and gender.
What is Failure to Thrive?
Some factors that influence a client's perception of death are religious beliefs, financial concerns, and cultural practices.
What is View of end-of-life care?
Administer opioids and bronchodilators to promote vasodilation, relieve anxiety, and improve breathing; place a fan to blow lightly toward the client, and turn the client on their side to promote comfort and decrease respiratory distress.
What are interventions for Dyspnea?
•Rare form seen in clients who are less than 60 y/o
•Increase in proteins, tau and TDP-43, causing loss of neurons
•Affecting frontal and temporal lobes with changes in behavior, language, emotions
What is Frontotemporal dementia?
Wrinkled, and fragile skin, and a decrease in body fat and tissue elasticity.
What is Older Adulthood?
Carrying extra weight puts high stress on a young body, leading to conditions like type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, joint pain, and breathing troubles.
What is Childhood Obesity?
Based on the concept of "do no harm".
What is Nonmaleficence?
•Provide incontinent care and change sheets as needed and/or tolerated.
•Apply lotion to the client's skin.
•Use of pressure relief mattresses.
•Wound care as needed.
What are Nurse interventions for skin care?
Some clients can experience hallucinations, paranoia, act impulsively, and act without regard for the caregiver's feelings which can contribute to increased stress and additional burdens for caregivers as the amount of supervision necessary to keep the client safe increases.
What is Progressive Disease/worsening dementia?
Most common type of bone disease
What is Osteoporosis?
Children who experience inattention may be disorganized, impulsive actions, lack persistence, and have difficulty focusing and staying on task.
What is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)?
Are obligated to provide care that includes relieving pain and other symptoms, to promote comfort, support the clients dignity, families, and other individuals close to the client. This can be completed by giving the client privacy when providing care; demonstrate empathy when caring for the client; and provide care with an optimistic attitude.
What is Role of the Nurse?
Legal document used when clients are incapacitated and unable to voice their wishes
What is Advance Directives?
Ct scans and MRIs of the brain use to rule out other conditions.
What is dementia-like manifestations?
Failure to resolve the oral stage of development can lead to overeating, smoking, and drinking alcohol.
What is the Freudian theory of growth and development?
Scores may vary and are influenced by gestational age, birth weight, maternal medication or anesthesia use, and congenital anomalies.
What is Apgar scores?
Care specializes in the care, quality of life, and comfort of a client who has a serious illness and is advancing toward the end of life. Is used when the client cannot be cured or chooses not to be treated; clients who are terminally ill; fewer that 6 months to live.
What is Hospice Care?
Skin mottling and cyanosis due to decreased circulation; Decrease interest in food and/or fluids; Cheyne-Stokes respirations
what are the Impending Death signs and symptoms?
Trisomy 21, cerebrovascular diseases, and certain modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors.
What are other causes linked to Alzheimer's disease?