T3 - Aging Individual PPT Flashcards
What are the three groups of Old?
Young old (60-74)
Middle old (75-84)
Oldest old (>85)
Theories or Aging
Genetic Theory
Wear-and-Tear Theory
Environmental Theory
Immunity Theory
Neuroendocrine Theory
Personality Theory
Developmental Task Theory
Disengagement Theory
Activity Theory
Continuity Theory
What is the Genetic Theory of Aging?
aging is involuntarily INHERITED process that operates over time to alter cellular/tissue structures
What is the Wear-and-Tear Theory of Aging?
body wears out on a scheduled basis
free radicals (waste products of metabolism) accumulate and cause damage to important biological structures
What is the Immunity Theory of Aging?
age-related decline in immune system
as people age their ability to defend against foreign organisms decrease
What is the Neuroendocrine Theory of Aging?
slowing of secretions from endocrine glands
ex: pituitary, thyroid, adrenal and reproductive gland dysfunctions
In the Personality Theory of Aging, what are the five major categories of patterns assoc. w/ aging?
Mature Men
Rocking Chair Personality
Armored Men
Angry Men
Self-Haters
– – are considered well-balanced persons who maintain close personal relationships as they age.
Mature Men
– – are passive-dependent individuals who are content to lean on others for support, to disengage, and to let most of life’s activities pass them by.
Rocking Chair Personality
– – have well-integrated defense mechanisms, which serve as adequate protection.
Armored Men
A 72 yr old client is admitted to the hospital for depression. His son reports that he has periods of confusion and forgetfulness. In her admission assessment, the nurse notices an open sore on Stanley’s arm. When she questions him, he says ‘I scraped it on the fence 2 weeks ago. It’s smaller than it was.’
How might the nurse analyze this data?
a) Consider that Stanley may have been attempting self harm
b) The delay in healing may indicated that Stanley has developed skin cancer
c) A diminished inflammatory response in the elderly increases healing time
d) Age related skin changes and distribution of adipose tissue delay healing in the elderly
c) A diminished inflammatory response in the elderly increases healing time
What is the most approp. way to communicate w/ an elderly person who is deaf in his right ear?
a) Speak loudly into his left ear
b) Speak to him from a position on his left side
c) Speak face-to-face in a high pitched voice
d) Speak face-to-face in a low pitched voice
d) Speak face-to-face in a low pitched voice
Why is it important for the nurse to check the temp of the water before an elderly individual gets into the shower?
a) The client may catch cold if the water temp is too low
b) The client may burn himself b/c of a higher pain threshold
c) Elderly clients have difficulty discriminating b/t hot and cold
d) The water must be exactly 98.6 F
b) The client may burn himself b/c of a higher pain threshold
In a suicide assessment for Mr B. a 79 yr old recently admitted to psych unit for depression, which of the following findings increase his risk of suicide?
a) All depressed people are at a high risk of suicide
b) Mr. B is in the age group in which the highest percentage of suicides occur
c) Mr. B is a white man, recently bereaved, living alone
d) His son reports that Mr. B owns a gun
c) Mr. B is a white man, recently bereaved, living alone
Mr. B, age 79, is admitted to the psych unit for depression. He has lost weight and has become socially isolated. His wife died 5 yrs ago and his son tells the nurse, ‘He did very well when Mom died. He didn’t even cry.’
Which would be the priority intervention for Mr. B?
a) Take BP one a shift
b) Ensure that Mr. B attends group activities
c) Encourage Mr. B to eat all the food on his tray
d) Encourage Mr. B to talk about his wife’s death
d) Encourage Mr. B to talk about his wife’s death
