Physical Changes In Elderly
This patient has a stooped appearance with a rounded upper back?
Kyphosis
A patients eyes can be affected for this common disease?
Diabetes
Being treated by multiple doctors will increase this?
Polypharmacy
We should discuss end of life treatment when the patient is?
Feeling well
You hear another nurse tell a patient "I just love you sweetie pie honey bunches!" You should?
Discuss how to properly address a patient
A patient complaining of dizziness upon changing from sitting to standing may have?
Orthostatic hypotension
Dyspnea and edema are the two major signs of this condition?
Heart Failure
Where should the nurse discard a transdermal patch?
In the sharps container
An end of life patient should receive pain medication when?
Before the pain gets too severe
True or False?
It is considered rude if a patient does not make eye contact with you?
FALSE. This could be part of their culture
Bruising is a common age related change?
TRUE
You suspect a patient has scabies when they complain of what symptom?
Itching
A common side effect elderly patients report to medications?
Dry Mouth
A large amount of white blood cells could indicate what condition?
Leukemia
A patient only speaks Japanese and has his partner at the bedside. The nurse can have the partner interpret for him?
No. Need an interpreter who is not a family or friend
This scale helps the nurse to identify a patient's skin breakdown?
BRADEN
Deficiency of vitamin b12
True or False?
A patient who is refusing their medications will need to be discharged?
False.
Document what medication they did not take, the reason why and notify the physician
A patient who has a wasted appearance with little muscle tissue?
Cachexia
An older adult verbalizes he cannot see fine print very well and is nervous for his discharge instructions home. The nurse should?
Print him instructions in larger print and go over what he doesn't understand before he goes home
Orthostatic hypotension is due to what age-related change to the blood vessels?
Decreased blood vessel elasticity
An elevated BUN and creatinine level would alert the nurse the patient has this disease?
Chronic kidney disease
These three types of medications cannot be crushed?
Sublingual
Time released
Enteric Coated
A cardiac sign a patient is about to die?
Cyanosis to the extremities
The best communication we can have with a patient who was just diagnosed with a terminal illness?