Nutrition
The absorption of vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients begins here.
What is the duodenum
____is observed for color, clarity, odor and volume.
What is urine?
Number one complication of indwelling catheters
What is infection?
A service that provides one meal a day for the elderly that is delivered to their home
What is Meals on Wheels?
A class of medications not recommended for long-term use
Laxatives
To gather data needed to identify nutrition status
What is Nutritional assessment?
This infection manifests more commonly as delirium or confusion in the elderly population.
What is a UTI?
The position a male patient is in during urinary catheterization
Supine, with thighs slightly abducted.
One of the most pharmacokinetic changes associated with aging.
What is a decreased elimination of drugs
Name the Osmotic laxative that increases the risk for dehydration and electrolyte imbalance
What is… Miralax?
A clinician who works to treat communication and swallowing problems in clients.
What is a speech pathologist?
A small (surgical) opening in the abdomen that is used to remove body waste
What is a stoma?
An external catheter that looks like a butterfly
What is a Pure-wick?
The starting age of the US geriatric population.
What is 65
Action to be done if cramping occurs during administration of an enema.
What is stop and encourage deep breaths?
A deficiency in zinc decreases 2 sensations
What is Taste and Smell?
A laxative is recommended to a patient on this medication to prevent constipation
What is Opiod
Two things needed before inserting a urinary catheter.
What is a doctor's order and a bladder scanner?
Reduced protein intake can cause this syndrome in elderly individuals.
Sarcopenia syndrome
The most common medication(s) that cause GI upset
What is Aspirin,corticosteroids, ibuprofen, etc?
If weight loss and loss of appetite occurs without evidence of any specific cause, pt should be assessed for
What is depression?
A foley catheter should be emptied____
What is every 2–4 hours or when the bag is about half to three-quarters full?
The three types of urinary catheters
What are external, urethral, and suprapubic catheters
Four diet consistency levels
What is regular, soft/bite-sized, minced, and pureed?
One of the most common urine incontinence medications
Oxybutynin