THESE DEFINITIONS

Question 1

Cultural diversity

Answer 1

ethnic, gender, racial, and socioeconomic variety in a situation, institution, or group; the coexistence of different ethnic, gender, racial, and socioeconomic groups within one social unit

Question 2

Apraxia

Answer 2

inability to perform purposeful movements

Question 3

Anomia

Answer 3

difficulty naming things

Question 4

Aphasia

Answer 4

impaired ability to communicate

Question 5

Presbycusis

Answer 5

age-related hearing low that generally occurs at higher frequencies first

Question 6

Presbyopia

Answer 6

age-related vision loss of objects at close range; farsightedness

Question 7

Acetylcholine

Answer 7

a neurotransmitter that plays an important role in learning and memory

Question 8

Dysphagia

Answer 8

difficulty in swallowing

Question 9

Agnosia

Answer 9

loss of ability to understand auditory, visual, or other sensations

Question 10

IADL

Answer 10

instrumental activities of daily living; using telephone, taking medications, shopping, handling finances, etc.

Question 11

dementia

Answer 11

progressive, degenerative brain dysfunction, including deterioration in memory, concentration, language skills, visuospatial skills, and reasoning, that interferes with a person’s daily functioning.

Question 12

delirium

Answer 12

confusion that is acute and happens over hours or days.

Question 13

Behavioral symptoms of dementia

Answer 13

Behavioral symptoms: physical aggression, verbal aggression, physical agitation, wandering, lack of sexual inhibition, hoarding, verbal aggression, shadowing

Question 14

Ageism

Answer 14

a negative attitude toward aging or older persons

Question 15

Continuity theory

Answer 15

sociological theory that suggests that personality is well developed by the time one reaches old age and tends to remain consistent across the life span; acknowledges that individual differences produce varied responses to aging

Question 16

Geriatric syndrome

Answer 16

PUMP FADDD SDUI

Question 17

AND

Answer 17

allow natural death; used as an advance directive in some locations instead of a DNR order; promotes a more positive approach to consideration of a person’s wishes at end of life

Question 18

Nociceptive Pain

Answer 18

Bone fracture, muscle pain

Shoulder Pain from liver metastes

Question 19

Neuropathic Pain

Answer 19

herpes zoster, diabetic neuropathy

Question 20

Fiduciary responsibility

Answer 20

an ethical obligation to good stewardship of both the patient’s and the organization’s funds

Question 21

Autonomy

Answer 21

referring to self-governance or self-directing freedom; being in charge of one’s own being; having moral independence

Question 22

Describe the signs and symptoms of dysphagia

Answer 22

For oropharyngeal dysphagia: 
difficulty initiating a swallow
may have a cough early in the swallow
nasal regurgitation
For esophageal dysphagia:
food sticking after a swallow 
cough late in the swallow

Question 23

Anxiolytics

Answer 23

medications used for the treatment of anxiety when it leads to psychological and physical symptoms

Question 24

Sarcopenia

Answer 24

age-related loss of muscle mass

Question 25

Cachexia

Answer 25

complex metabolic processes associated with an underlying terminal illness and is characterized by loss of muscle mass with or without loss of fat amass

Question 26

Triphasic model of human sexual response

Answer 26

excitement, desire, orgasm

Question 27

Psychological symptoms of dementia

Answer 27

psychological symptoms: anxiety, depressive symptoms, hallucinations, delusions, paranoia