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A natural process that begins at birth.
What is aging?
A list of potentially inappropriate medications used by the older adult population.
What is the Beers Criteria?
People who are 65 years of age and older.
What are older adults?
The use of multiple medications.
What is polypharmacy?
"An essential part of caring for an older person".
The relationship between negative effects and positive effects of a medication. This increases as the patient ages.
What is risk-to-benefit ratio?
Developed the Beers Criteria.
Who is Dr. Mark Beers?
Page number you can find strategies to prevent adverse drug reactions.
What is page 85? (under the heading of Prevention of Adverse Effects).
Name a Barbiturate on the Beers Criteria List.
See Table 5.1 on page 82
In distribution, medications are not distributed adequately due to the decrease in ___________ and __________.
What is circulation and cardiac output?
Page 86
The assessment of this lab is an important indicator of the ability of the renal system to eliminate the medication and prevent adverse drug effects.
What is Creatinine Clearance?
Name 3 Skeletal muscle relaxants on the Beers Criteria List.
See Table 5.1 on page 84
Page number medication adherence and aging discussion is found.
What is page 87?
Explain how absorption is affect in older adults.
See page 85 for answer - decreased gastric acidity, increase in gastric pH, delayed absorption, lack of absorption of medications....
Name 5 anticholinergics that are on the Beers Criteria list.
See Table 5.1 on page 80
Type of drugs that produce negative health outcomes in other adults. These outcomes increase the risk of falls, confusion, and diminished mental alertness.
What are anticholinergic agents?
Starting medication in this manner in older adults improves adherence to the medication regimen. This can also minimize the adverse effects.
What is starting slow and with low doses?
Page 87 (2nd column, first sentence).
Aging results in physiologic changes that affect these 4 things.
What is absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of medications?
Type of drug (give example) that stays in the fat tissue for a longer period of time. This places older adults at risk for respiratory depression following surgery.
What is lipid-soluble drugs (Anesthetic agents)?
Page 86
Affects the metabolism of medications.
What is age-related physiologic changes in the liver?
Page 86
Discuss the Outcomes of Therapy in the Nursing Process for Chapter 5.
See page 88
Discuss the Nursing Interventions with the Nursing Process for Chapter 5.
See page 88.
Discuss the Assessment portion of the Nursing Process for chapter 5
See page 88
Discuss Evaluation in the Nursing Process for Chapter 5.
See page 88.
Name 5 Key Concepts for Chapter 5.
See page 89.