Normal Aging and Older Adults
Fatigue, feeling cold easily, and decreased posture are caused by less efficient heart/lungs, fragile bones and thinner skin
Suicide is more likely to successfully be completed if attempted by this population
What are Older adults?
"This can't be happening to me!"
What is denial?
This food is forbidden in the Islamic religion
What is pork?
High- Pitched musical sound produce by air being forced through a narrowed or partially
What are wheezes?
This is a normal GI change in aging that increases the risk for constipation
What is slowed peristalsis?
Erikson's final stage achieved when a patient says they lived a rewarding life
What is ego integrity?
It is not exclusive to end-of-life care, it is used in a variety of practice areas when the focus of care needs to switch from the curative focus to the focus on quality of life.
What is Palliative Care?
In this family dynamic there is equal share between spouses
What is egalitarian?
Mid clavicular, 5th intercostal space
What is apical pulse?
This bladder change explain urgency and nighttime incontinence in older adults.
What is decreased bladder muscle tone?
What is the Urologic system?
Hallucinations are considered part of this process
What is the normal part of the dying process?
Male children are named 8 days after being born
What are Jewish beliefs?
Most concerning postop neuro finding after a head injury
What is new disorientation to place and time?
A weekly or daily pill organizer is recommended to primarily prevent this medication error
What is missed or double dosing?
Gradual confusion, memory loss, and disorientation over months indicates this condition
What is dementia?
Maintain individuality and express emotions freely, make amends with outers and settle personal business, Say goodbye to family members and significant others in private or with the assistance of the nurse
What are Rights of the Dying Patient?
"Our way is the correct way" demonstrates this barrier to cultural care
What is ethnocentrism?
Hearing no bowel sounds in one quadrant requires this next step
Wha is ausculatating all quadrants?
Persistent sad, anxious, or "empty" mood. Loss of interest in or pleasure from hobbies and activities. Feelings of hopelessness, pessimism. These are all signs and symptoms of what in the older adult?
As part of the typical changes of Aging, in this body system some typical changes of aging included weekend respiratory muscles and decreased number of cilia.
What is the respiratory system?
A legal document that outlines the patient's wishes for health care preference at a time when they may be unable to communicate their choice.
What is an advanced directive/living will?
A Christian Scientist most commonly treats illness using this approach
What is spiritual practices and altered thinking?
When a nurse sees a patient who is complaining of chest pain, this is the nurse's FIRST action
What is assessing vital signs?