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What is the number one causes of death in older adults

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Cancer and heart disease

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T or F older adults need more nutrient dense meals and less calories

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True

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What vitamins should be prioritized for older adults?

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Vitamin D and Calcium for osteoporosis

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Brain plasticity

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Exercising the brain

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What are factors affecting older adults sleep?

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Menopause, prostatic hyperplasia, nocturia/illnesses, Alzheimer’s

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What vital signs are altered for older adults

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  • lowered cardiac output
  • increased residual lung volume
    -lowered renal and hepatic function
  • subq fat decreases
  • increase in systolic BP
  • decreased perspiration
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What are reccomended strategies for older adults

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-planning for retirement
- finding new friends
- discovering new ways to fill time

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T or F older adults need activities to increase self efficacy

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True

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What are recommended strategies for including the family in the older adults care/ alleviate stress with care?

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-educational skills building with treatment plan
- cog-behavioral therapy
- family meetings related to care/stress of care giving

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Fluid intelligence

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-new information/short term memory
- peaks at adolescence then declines

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Functions of Fluid Intelligence

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-working memory, processing speed, reasoning, cog control, inhibition, complex skills, attention tasks, creativity

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Crystallized Intelligence

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  • stored info/ long term memory
    -slows with aging, but stabilizes or continues to increase throughout life
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Crystallized intelligence function

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-procedural (practical)
-declarative (functional)
- general knowledge
- specialized knowledge
- wisdom

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polypharmacy

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use of multiple medications from multiple different pharmacies, OTC, that is common among older adults

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American Geriatric Society Beers Criteria do

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list medications that might not be safe for older adults w/ alcohol use

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Geriatric Syndromes

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-impaired mobility
- dizzy
- falls/falling
- urinary incontinence
- increase susceptibility to infection
- atypical response
- altered emotional impact
- altered systemic response

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What can you do to reduce impaired mobility

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-encourage to stay active
- bed rest to a minimum
- encourage ROM
- frequent position change

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What can you do to reduce dizziness in older adults?

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-check for earwax impaction

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What can you do to reduce falling in older adults?

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  • exercise daily
  • eye exam
  • home modifications for safety
  • mental health concerns: ( loss of confidence, becoming fearful)
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What can reduce urinary incontinence in older adults

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  • anticholinergics (with caution)
  • bladder training
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T or F is there a connection between dementia and urinary incontinence?

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Atypical reponses in older adults

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  • less pain sense
  • MI s/s are different
  • fevers at 37.8
  • severe infection at 38.3
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Altered Emotional Impact in Older Adults

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  • high risk for disorientation
  • confusion
  • delirium
  • anxiety
  • fear related to hospitals
  • burden to family
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What are the best things to encourage in older adults

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  • early mobilization
  • autonomy
  • independent decision making
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What is the most common type of abuse is older adults
neglect
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Older adults make up how much of the population and how much of the percentage of people in hospitals
15% of the population make up 38% of healthcare
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Home Health Care
-specialty area of practice that provides nursing services in the home setting
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Hospice Services
Hospice and Pallative
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Hospice
improve quality of life by focusing on symptom management, pain control, and emotional support -pts not expected to live longer than 6months
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Pallative Care
patients at any stage of serious illness focusing on pain relief/symptoms and maintain quality of life -condition does not have to be incurable
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Vascular dementia
dementia from a stroke/HTN
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Dementia
Chronic and gradually progressive cognitive impairment
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What is the most common form of dementia
- Alzheimer's disease
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Fulmer SPICES tool
- sleep disorder -problems with eating - incontinence - confusion - evidence of falls - skin breakdown
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Delirium
temporary confusion state brought by an acute illness w/ specific underlying causes
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What do you do with delirium?
-focus on reorientation and preventative measures
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Depression
distinct change of behavior with extreme or prolonged sadness brought by life events stressors
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What can you do about depression
therapy/counseling antidepressant medications
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How many older adults report alcohol abuse?
7-14%
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PQRST Pain Scale
Provoke Quality Region and Radiation Severity and S/s Time of onset
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Risk factors for Alzheimer's Disease
-age -environmental (air pollution) -dietary/inflammatory (high cholesterol, HTN, infection) -TBI -family history
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What are the pathophysiological signs of Alzheimer's
cortical shrinkage neurofibrillary tangle amyloid plaques enlarged ventricles
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What is a cause of Alzhiemer's
ACh break down Increase in glutamate level = Ca++ influx = neurons rupture
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What are clinical manifestations of Alzheimer's disease
-loss of memory and impulse control - can't name familiar objects -rambling - disorientation to person, place, and time - depression, irritability, aggression, hostility - slowly become more dependent
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How can you diagnose Alzheimer's disease?
-after death - rule out all other diseases
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What is medical management of Alzheimer's
- cholinesterase inhibitors Donepezil, Rigastigimine, neostigimine - NMDA antagonist Memantine (blocks glutamate increase = stop cell rupt.)
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Nursing management of AD
-support cognitive function through games, exercise - safety precautions - promote independence in self care - reduce anxiety and agitation - improve communication with client - provide socialization and intimacy needs ( pt-pt, family) -promote activity in the am = better sleep - home, community, and transitional care
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