Caring for the Older Adult Flashcards
What should you never call the older adult?
The elderly
What is key when caring for the older adult?
Health promotion and prevention
Diversity of the older adult includes
LGBTQIA community, and HIV/AIDS
Poverty is more prevalent for older women. T or F
True
Irreversible confusion
Dementia
Older adults who experience cognition and communication deficits are
safety issues
Strategies for nurses to facilitate communication w/ older adults
appropriate sensory appliances
communication
socialization
current events
sensory simulation
Mood disorders often go undiagnosed in older adults. T or F
True
Depression and confusion are norms for older adults. T or F
False
Dementia and Mood disorders share the same syx. T or F
True
How to help older adults with “self care”
HHAs
Transportation Services
Meal Services
Cause for highest death rates in older adults
Falls
Nursing interventions for mobility issues w/ older adults
strenghtening ROM
gait and balance training
What is the goal of rehab?
To restore pt to handle their ADLs
Nursing intervention for incontinence issues w/ older adults
No catheters bc they cause infection
Timed toileting
Bladder Training
______ important for skin breakdown
Protein
Nursing intervention for skin integrity for older adults
Turning & postioning
Foot & Skin Assessment
Good hygiene/ skin care
Nursing intervention for nutrition for older adults
Mouth Care
Smaller, Frequent Meals
Make food look appealing
Older adults lose _____ and have a lower ________ response; making them more susceptible to
T cells; lower Antibody/ immune response
Makes them more susceptible to secondary infections
Older adults lose REM cycle as they age. T or F
True
Pain management is not under treated or under assessed in older adults. T or F
FALSE; Pain management is under treated and assessed?
Why? Lack of education; Older adults are not educated about pain relief options
How do many older adults cope with loss, grief and stress?
Through religion and faith
Forms of elder abuse
Financial
Physical
Mental
Neglect
Sexual
Nurses have an ethical obligation to assess and report elder abuse. T or F
True
Older adults still participate in sex/sexuality. T or F
True
