Geriatrics Final review

What is Ageism

What is Demographics

What is Gerontology

What is geriatrics

What is Geriatrician

What is Gerontics

Describe the process of aging

What is the best method of the process of aging

What is the Age Discrimination Act of 1967

What are free radicals

What does a durable power of attorney for healthcare do?

What is the inability to maintain personal care, hygiene, shopping, and paying bills called?

What is the activity theory of aging?

What is the single most important factor that influences how well or how poorly a person will age?

What is a advance directive?

Medicare A

Medicare B

Medicare D

Antioxidants

What is the last of the eight stages of the Eirkson's Stages of development

What is the Jung's Theory on aging

Normal age related changes of urinary system

A bone related side effect of aging where vitamin A and C are needed for

Why is walking a good exercise for the elderly vs. swimming

Normal age related changes in Respiratory

Normal age related changes in CV

Importance of exercise in the elderly

How long should elderly exercise

Motivation of patients and changes of success in health promotion

Best predictor of success with health promotion activities

What is the daily amount of sodium intake

Low sodium diet

What factors of success with health promotion activities

Dysphagia

Dysphasia

Nursing interventions for Dysphagia

Nursing interventions for dysphasia

Therapeutic communication is a

Therapeutic relationship ended when

Blocks to communication

What is the personal space measurement

What is the public space measurement

What is the social space measurement

How would you modify teaching for elderly

Teaching points for iron

Daily water and calorie intake for the elderly

Factors that affect the elderly and nutrition

Barriers to nutrition in institutionalized seniors

Effects of low hemoglobin and low albumin

Normal age related changes in distribution

Normal age related changes in Metabolism

Normal age related changes in excertion

Normal age related changes in Absorption

Med's that cant be crushed

Beer's Criteria

Which organ is the primary site of drug metabolism

Where are most drugs absorbed

Before administering a medication what is information you should know

Health screening

Health assessment

What are continuous, loud, low-pitched sounds that may be ausculated from the lungs?

Why should the nurse frequently assess the older adult who is on a psychotropic drug?

What is the number 1 cause of death by fire

#1 cause of fire injury

What is the best predictor of falls

What signals a changes from one stage of dementia to another

delirium

dementia

Hemianopsia

How would you modifiy the environment to reduce risks with a pt with Hemianopsia

What factors put older adults at increased risk for social isolation

Respiratory signs of immanent death

What is the last sense to go before dying

Cardovascular sign of immanent death

Pain control goals of a dying patient

Stages of Kubler Ross of grieving and dying

What are Phytoestrogens

What can you get Phytoestrogens from

What diseases contribute to ED

Assessing dark toned skin