Nursing 214 Exam 1 Study Guide Graded A

Principles of Gerontology - -Demand for increase health services - Life span is increasing - Life expectancy is 77-80 years Geriatrics - Study of life and disease in later life Gerontology - Holistic study of aging process and use knowledge Older adults receive care in: - - skilled nursing homes - retirement community - adult daycare - rehab - residential care -home care Myths of aging - - being old means being sick - Older people can not learn new things - health promotion is waste of time - Old people do not pull their weight - older people are isolated and lonely - no interest in sex How much of the population is 60 years and older? - 13 percent What sex lives longer and by how long? - Women live longer because of increased preventative services and about 3 years longer Physical decline - 70% is due to things you can control Cause of death - -diseases of heart - cancer - stroke - COPD Top causes of death for 65 years and older - - diseases of the heart - cancer - stroke Common causes of disability - -Joint disease - Chronic back pain - atherosclerosis - respiratory problems - hearing problems - mental problems - diabetes - Vison problems - stroke Theories of Aging - - deterioration - everyone ages differently - begin in 20s and 30s plastic - modifiable changes in lifestyle heart with age: - muscles thicken with age arteries with age: - tend to stiffen with age lungs with age: - capacity declines by 40% between 40-70 years Brain with age: - loses axons and neurons Kidneys with age: - Less effective in removing waste Bladder with age: - capacity declines Body fat with age: - increases until middle age then it stabilizes until later life when it declines muscles with age: - mass declines by 20% around age 30 Bones with age: - mineral is lost and replaced but the loss outpaces the replacement ( happens at 35 with women )