Traumatic life stage; physical changes are dramatic.
What is adolescence or 12-18 years?
200
Feeling important and worthwhile.
What is esteem?
200
Organized system of belief in a superhuman or higer power,
What is religion?
200
Preference that inhibits impartial judgement.
What is bias?
200
"Lack of something that is required or desired".
What are needs?
300
An individual who believes that the existence of God cannot be proved or disproved.
What is an agnostic?
300
Confusion or disorientation is a temporary condition caused by a treatable condition.
What is delirium?
300
Dark yellow or brown spots on the skin; often called liver spots.
What are senile lentigines?
300
Inflammation of the joints.
What is arthritis?
300
Provides palliative care; plays a role in meeting the needs of a dying patient.
What is Hospice?
400
Withdrawal, depression, losing interest in hobbies, injuring one's body, and neglect of personal hygeine
What are warning signs of suicide?
400
Using a reasonable excuse or acceptable explanation for behavior to avoid the real reason.
What is rationalization?
400
Condition where the intraocular pressure of the eye increases and interferes with vision.
What is glaucoma?
400
Activities to help promote awareness of person, place, and time in patients who are confused or disoriented.
What is reality orientation?
400
A specially trained individual who works with the elderly and their families and healthcare workers to improve the quality of care and quality of life.
What is an ombudsman?
500
Developed the hierarchy of needs; lower needs should be met before higher needs can be met.
Who is Abraham Maslow?
500
Condition in which the walls of the blood vessels become thick and lose their elasticity.
What is arteriosclerosis?
500
Federal law that mandates that every individual has the right to make decisions about their healthcare, including the right to refuse treatment and the right to die.
What is Patient Self-Determination Act?
500
Hard work, realistic goal, situation evaluation, and cooperation with others; how needs are satisfied.
What are direct methods?
500
Process of learning the beliefs and behaviors of a dominant culture and assuming some of the characteristics.