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Theories
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Herbs and supplements
Signs and symptoms
Assessment tools
100
The error theories that propose that aging is the result of an accumulation of errors in the synthesis of cellular DNA and RNA
What is stochastic (error) theories
100
Love, empathy, and affiliation
What is belonging and attachment
100
Both food and herb, not regulated, may be highly concentrated if grown at home,and may be mixed with other substances
What is tea
100
New onset or increased confusion, falling,incontinence
What is signs and symptoms of infection
100
Numeric scale, painad, faces
What is the pain scale
200
Suggests that individual tends to develop and maintain consistent pattern of behavior, substituting one role for similar one as one matures
What is continuity theory
200
Air, fluids, comfort, nutrition, and elimination
What is biological and physiological integrity
200
When combined with other herbs can help with acid reflux, pain in epigastrum, nausea, cramping, and vomiting.
What is chamomile
200
interventions—fever, thirst, dry and warm skin, furrowed tongue, decreased urinary output
What is dehydration
200
Assessment tool to determine the older persons ability to meet his/her own needs and how much assistance is required
What is FANCAPES
300
Errors are the result of free random damage from free radicals
What is free radical theory
300
Image, identity, control, and capability
What is self-esteem and self-efficacy
300
Cold and flu therapy
What is echinacea
300
Absence of swallowing, excessive throat clearing, wet or gurgling voice, and sensation of something stuck in throat during swallowing
What is dysphagia
300
30-item instrument used to screen for cognitive deficiencies, also used when determining dementia or delirium
What is mini-mental state exam
400
Changes of aging are attributed to a process that is programmed and thought to be predetermined
What is nonstochastic theory
400
Caution, planning, protection, and sensory acuity
What is safety and security
400
Helps redue pain and improve function with osteoarthritis of the knee, acting similarly to (NSAIDS)
What is glucosamine sulfate
400
Sudden, severe headache, difficulty swallowing, sudden confusion, nausea and vomiting
What is TIA or stroke
400
Designed to evaluate ability, disability, and capacity level at which a person is able to function.
What is the Older American's Resources and Services (OARS)
500
Withdrawal of elders from their roles and activities earlier in life necessary to allow transfer of power to younger generations
What is disengagement theory
500
Seeking, expanding, spirituality, fulfillment
What is self-actualization and transcendence
500
Offers mild to modest symptom improvement for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
What is saw palmetto
500
Facial grimacing, changes in interpersonal interactions, change in activity patterns or routines, and mental status changes
What is pain
500
Based almost entirely on psychological discriminators deemphasizes physical complaints, libido, and appetite
What is the Geriatric depression scale