Module 9 - caring across the lifespan

Question 1

dementia

Answer 1

umbrella term for a variety of diseases that cause irreversible changes in the brain. Symptoms: loss of memory, judgement, and reasoning and changes in mood, behaviour and communication abilities. Decline in ADLs

Question 2

delirium

Answer 2

acute confusional state, is a potentially reversible cognitive impairment that often has physiological case.

Question 3

depression

Answer 3

reduces happiness and well-being, contributes to physical and social limitations, complicates the treatment of concomitant medical conditions and increases the risk of suicide

Question 4

Restorative nursing interventions

Answer 4

Whether accomplished in an older persons home or long term care institutions, stabilize chronic conditions, promote health and promote independence in basic and instrumental ADLs

Question 5

Goals of end of life care

Answer 5

To learn to live fully with an incurable disease, with the help of a nurse. Different for each individual depending on personal beliefs (spirituality,religion,death its self).

Question 6

Advance care planning (ACP)

Answer 6

Multidimensional process that involves health care providers in discussion with patients to ensure that they clearly understand their illness, it’s trajectory and available treatment options