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Decks in this class (37)

1 - Health & Wellness in an Aging Society
Primary prevention strategies for...,
One reason why many baby boomers ...,
A nursing student is preparing a ...
10  cards
3 - Theories of Aging
The nurse is aware the theory of ...,
A 66 year old retired professiona...,
A married couple retired to a lif...
11  cards
20 - Safety and Security
What information should be includ...,
The daughter of an older patient ...,
The nurse is recommending that a ...
10  cards
32 - Long-Term Care
A nurse is discharging an older p...,
Which intervention addresses a ri...,
Anthe older adult needs additiona...
10  cards
11 - Vision
You have four rooms to choose fro...,
An older adult client shares with...,
An older patient reports the foll...
10  cards
12 - Hearing
An older patient asks a nurse my ...,
A nurse in an assisted living com...,
An older nursing home resident re...
7  cards
13 - Skin Care
A nurse is providing an education...,
A nurse is educating a group of n...,
A nurse assesses a nursing home r...
10  cards
14 - Nutrition
An older adult s nutritional stat...,
Many older adults have a vitamin ...,
A hospitalized older adult who re...
10  cards
22 - Cardiovascular Health
A nurse assesses the lower extrem...,
A nurse measures an older adult s...,
A nurse is auscultating an older ...
10  cards
24 - Endocrine and Immune
A nurse is educating an older adu...,
An older adult with type 2 dm who...,
Which is the most likely reason t...
10  cards
25 - Respiratory
1 the most significant etiology f...,
The daughter of an older patient ...,
The nurse is preparing discharge ...
10  cards
26 - Musculoskeletal
A patient is diagnosed with osteo...,
Kyphosis in the older adult can b...,
After first managing the pain bei...
11  cards
5 - Cognition & Learning
An older resident in a senior com...,
A nurse is planning a fall preven...,
A nurse hears a colleague state t...
7  cards
23 - Neurodegenerative Disorders
Differences in the presentation o...,
A nurse understands that the path...,
While the older african american ...
10  cards
28 - Mental Health
A nurse in a long term care facil...,
How should the nurse reply when a...,
An older client in an adult day c...
15  cards
29 - Care of Individuals with Neurocognitive Disorders
An older client admitted to the h...,
A nurse is caring for a patient w...,
A nurse is caring for a 92 year o...
10  cards
34 - Relationships, Roles, & Transitions
Which activity would a couple in ...,
An older woman is preparing to mo...,
Which of the following reactions ...
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9 - Geropharmacology
The nurse s first response when t...,
When performing the initial asses...,
An older patient is prescribed wa...
16  cards
31 - Common Legal & Ethical Issues
A nurse suspects elder mistreatme...,
Which option is an example of eld...,
Which of the following statements...
10  cards
15 - Hydration & Oral Care
A nurse is caring for an older ad...,
A nurse administers hypodermoclys...,
Which of the following are age re...
10  cards
16 - Elimination
The nurse interviewing an older a...,
An otherwise healthy older adult ...,
A nurse is caring for an older ad...
10  cards
17 - Sleep
An older patient asks a nurse it ...,
An older adult s diagnosis of sle...,
A nurse in a long term care facil...
9  cards
19 - Falls & Risk Reduction
Which attempt by the family to pr...,
A group of older women in an assi...,
Which assessment finding is a con...
10  cards
21 - Living Well with Chronic Illness
An older man who is a smoker is h...,
A nurse cares for an older adult ...,
A major difference in the diagnos...
7  cards
Green Sheet
Respiratory changes,
Respiratory changes,
Respiratory changes
22  cards
Green Sheet 2
Genitourinary and reproductive ch...,
Genitourinary and reproductive ch...,
Genitourinary and reproductive ch...
21  cards
Possible Essays
List some psychological aspects o...,
What are 3 short term goals for t...,
What are 3 long term goals for th...
6  cards
Care Across the Continuum
In 1987 the ________ increased th...,
There are 3 main subgroups of old...,
There are 3 main subgroups of old...
5  cards
TV questions
Which of the following has an ins...,
A patient living independently is...,
What is the incidence of older ad...
17  cards
Age Related Changes
A cataractsb glaucomac diabetic r...,
A cataractsb glaucomac diabetic r...,
A cataractsb glaucomac diabetic r...
8  cards
Pharmacology
The potential for an adverse drug...,
Which of the following is a possi...,
Drugs and their metabolites are e...
4  cards
7 - Health Assessment
A nurse completes a functional st...,
A limitation of the katz index of...,
A 78 year old man is being evalua...
10  cards
18 - Physical Activity & Exercise
A 75 year old female asks a nurse...,
A nurse is discussing the importa...,
A nurse at a senior center promot...
8  cards
33 - Intimacy & Sexuality
Which question has priority when ...,
Based on recent studies which sta...,
Which intervention has priority b...
11  cards
30 - Economics of Health Care in Later Life
An older adult is concerned that ...,
The cost of nursing home care is ...,
When educating an older adult abo...
9  cards
35 - Loss, Death, & Palliative Care
The nurse sits at the bedside of ...,
The nurse suspects that the spous...,
A nurse is caring for a patient i...
12  cards
36 - Self-Actualization, Spirituality, and Transcendence
A 77 year old client recently los...,
The nurse managers of the geriatr...,
Which intervention best demonstra...
11  cards

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