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When do you usually take respirations?
After taking the pulse
What does glaucoma do?
Glaucoma causes damage to the optic nerve
Hypertension can lead to which of the following?
stroke and heart attack, weight and stress level, diet, tobacco use and alcohol, exercise level
Stroke and heart atta ck
What is one of the risk factors when a person is major ally depressed?
Suicide.
Define terminal illness:
The person will not likely recover
A patient is dieingn which will promote optimal comfort: reposition the person every shift, provide skin care and personal hygiene once per day,gibe back massages if asked, position the person in good alignment
Position the person in good alignment
What typifies a respiration?
One rise and fall of the chest
What is the most likely treatment for a cataract?
Surgery
What are the risk factors for hypertension?
age, gender, race or family history
True or false: Older persons with depression are often thoughtnto have a cognitive disorder
True
What os the examination off the body after death called?
Autopsy
The patient is dying. The person and the family have a right to: privacy, 3 meals a day, hospice care, home care
Privacy
Which of the following factors tends to increase blood pressure?
severe bleeding, excessive sleeping, low sodium diet, smoking
Smoking
What is happening when a stroke occurs?
Bleeding in the brain or a blood clot
If a person has angina what should be available to them?
Nitroglycerin
What os an advanced directive?
a document stating a persons wishes about health care when the person cannot make such decisions
During which stage of death does a person sometimes envy and resent those with life and health?
Anger
What are the signs that death is near?
The pulse is fast and weak
Which systolic pressure should be reported at once?
168, 110, 118. 128
168
What are the warning signs of a stroke?
Sudden numbness or weakness on one side of the body.
COPD interfers with:
O2 and CO2 exchange
What does post mortem mean?
After death
What are the 5 stages of dieng?
denial, anger,, bargaining. depression and acceptance
Signs of death include which of the following?
the pupils constrict, low pulse, no respirations, low blood pressure
No respirations
Older persons usually fear dieng
-in pain
-alone
-inn a hospital, in a nursing center
Choose one
Alone
Which of the following is common with Parkinsons disease?
excessive drowsiness, normal gait, fixed stare, flare ups or relapses
fixed stare
What is influenza caused by?
Viruses
Define rigormortis:
The stiffness of skeletal muscles after death
Hospice care focuses on :
Pain relief and comfort
Everyone with diabetes is at risk for diabetic neuropathy. True /False
True