Exam 1 Flashcards
Signs of neglect
Bed sores, poor hygiene, malnutrition, repeated injuries, polypharmacy or not given meds
Hunchback
Kyphosis
Straining while constipated causes
Heart Dysrhythmias and passing out
Ways to help transferring an adult to help skin integrity
Q 2 turns and transfer device
Best way to assess for dehydration
Skin turgor
Sign and symptoms of confusion in an adult
Repeating, combative, wandering
Examples of mechanically soft diet
Mashed potatoes
Jello
Pudding
Bananas
Eggs
Care for a dying patient
Comfort
Extra pillows
Make sure someone is there with them
Examples of aerobic exercises
Brisk walking
Yoga
Swimming
Biking
How to talk to LGBQT community
Right pronouns
Body parts
Do not have discrimination
Signs in an older adult that pain meds aren’t working anymore
Agitated
In pain
Grimace/ pull away
Safety for retired couple
Sharing
Communication
Accustom to changes
Adverse reaction to hydrochlorthiazide
Nocturia
Muscle pain
What to do when BP is high in arm twice
Change arm and take manual
High calcium foods
Leafy greens
Dairy products
Green peas
Signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism
Gait disturbances - shuffle
Cognitive dysfunction
Ways to educate family on destressing
Respite
Adult day care
Go do something they like
Goal of nursing with patient going through death/bereavement
Support
Juice to avoid with meds
Grapefruit
Point of hospice care
End of life care
Comfort/managing pain
Labs that tell patients at risk for heart disease
LDL
Triglycerides
Exercises to assist with balance
Stretching
Yoga
ROM
Postprandial hypotension
After meal hypotension
What age to receive shingles vaccine
After age 50
What way can improve quality of sleep
Exercise
Risks from urinary catheter
UTI- confusion
Insomnia medication safety
Take right before bed
Do no drive
What are things to do to gain Weight
Protein drinks
Foods high in fiber
Apples
Oatmeal
Beans
How to determine if a POA can’t be used
Patient can’t make decisions
Macular degeneration causes you to see
Distorted lines and prints
Patient taking to many diuretics can experience
Muscle pain- leg cramps
Excessive urination
Nourishment for dementia patient
Ensure
Finger food
Lab value to look at for pressure ulcer
Albumin
Things to do for patient only confused at night
Sitter
Dementia meds place patient at risk for
Falls
Can urge Incontinence be cured
No
What to avoid to improve sleep
Caffeine
Signs of digoxin toxicity
Confusion
Weakness
Dysrhythmias
Decreased glomerular filtration rate
Dehydration lab value
Low creatine
Normal fasting glucose
70-110
When giving pain meds to an adult keep in mind that
They are more sensitive to it
Osteoporosis exercises
Weight bearing
Walking
Normal heart decline in heart of elderly
Ventricle
Benign spots called on skin
Liver spots
What affects adls
Pain
Mobility
Cognitive
Chronic disabilities
Things to offer to lonely patients
Senior groups
What to review in a history
Medical history and medication
Cataract signs
Halos
People going through bereavement need
Support
Active and function with life still
Helping with osteoarthritis of the hip
Safety
Assistive devices
Food to help with constipation
Prunes
Why are older adults at risk for aspiration pneumonia
Decreased cough reflex
Calcium intake per day
1200
Why are adults more at risk for type 2 diabetes
Decreased circulating insulin
What to screen for with anorexic bedridden patient
SI and depression
Mental state that can alter sleep pattern
Anxiety
Age associated things that can effect meds
Gastric motility slows down
Metabolism slows down
Liver and kidney slow down
Increases muscle fat
Aspirin can cause
Bleeding
Gastric ulcers
