SCSU NUR 344 Exam 1 Practice Questions and
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attitudes - ✔️✔️values, thoughts and beliefs held by a person
elder law - ✔️✔️
gerocompetencies - ✔️✔️A set of standards or competencies to meet in order to provide
quality care to older adults
gerontology - ✔️✔️the study of aging or the aging process
landmarks in gerontological nursing - ✔️✔️
veterans administration - ✔️✔️A federal agency that administers benefits provided by law for
veterans and veteran survivors
baby boomers - ✔️✔️people born between the years 1946 and 1964
cohorts - ✔️✔️group of people with a similar characteristic
elders - ✔️✔️65+ years old
foreign-born - ✔️✔️anyone born outside of the US
genomics - ✔️✔️identification of gene sequences in DNA
health disparities - ✔️✔️a particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social,
economic, and/or environmental disadvantage
indian health service - ✔️✔️Department of Health and Human Services agency that provides
health services to American Indians and Alaskan Natives
oldest old - ✔️✔️85+ years old
senior citizen - ✔️✔️65+ years old
apoptosis - ✔️✔️programmed cell death marked by cell shrinkage
capacity - ✔️✔️the ability to make decisions
human needs theory - ✔️✔️Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
immunomodulation - ✔️✔️The effects of various chemical mediators, hormones, and drugs on
the immune system.
lipofuscin - ✔️✔️age pigment, decreases lysosomal function
melatonin - ✔️✔️hormone linked to sleep and wake cycles
nonstochastic theories of aging - ✔️✔️theories stating that a series of genetically programmed
events occur to all organisms with aging
reactive oxygen species - ✔️✔️Short-lived reactive molecules formed from molecular oxygen
that are toxic to microbes and normal cells.
senescence - ✔️✔️
stochastic theories of aging - ✔️✔️
telomerase - ✔️✔️
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