Quiz 1 Flashcards
1
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what is census family defined as?
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- common law children living under the same roof, single parent with children
2
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sandwich caregivers
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- providing unpaid care (children and care-dependent adults)
3
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recommendations for roles of family in long term care:
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- designate essential care partner
- allow social visitors
- family councils
4
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ageism
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- prejudice expressed toward older adults through attitudes and behaviours
5
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elderspeak
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- form of ageism
- altering speech assuming older adults have difficulty understanding
6
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examples of elder speak
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- slowly, loudly
- sing-song voice
- saying “honey, dear, sweetheart’
- answering questions for them
- speaking only to caregiver
7
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what effect can elder speak have on elders?
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- patronizing/offensive
- conveys dependence, incompetence, and control
- negative impacts on individuals with dementia (resistive to care)
8
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therapeutic communication with older adults
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- attentive listening
- clarification
- providing information
9
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negative communicating impacts with hearing impairments
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- can diminish QOL
- decreased function
- isolation
- safety risks
10
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what is the most common sensory impairment for older adults
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- hearing (65%)
11
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sensorineural hearing loss
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- damage to inner ear or neural pathways
- presbycusis
12
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conductive hearing loss
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- abnormalities of external and middle ear reducing ability of sound to be transmitted
13
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cerumen impaction
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- most common and easily corrected
- interferes conduction of sound through the air in eardrum
14
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who are at greater risk for cerumen impaction
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- wear hearing aids
- older men with ear canal triage (ear hair)
15
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nursing implications for hearing diagnosis
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- can be misdiagnosed
- assess hearing ability
- communicate effectively
- suggest devices if needed
