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CARE OF OLDER ADULTS – FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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CARE OF OLDER ADULTS – FINALEXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Exercise and activity - Answer-Balance between exercise and activity is most important
for an elderly person as it decreases the risk of many health issues.
Nutrition and diet - Answer-Maintenance of nutritional status in elder persons are also
important because with increase in age digestive capacity diminish
Stress management - Answer-By the time individuals reach 60-70 yrs. of age, they have
experienced numerous losses, and stress has become a lifelong process
Self-care and responsibility - Answer-Older person also needs to learn about self-care
and responsibility.
Community services - Answer-Many communities support exist that help the older
person maintain independence. Informal sources of help, such as family, friends, the
mail carrier, church members, and neighbors, can all keep an informal watch.
Group counseling centre,Adult day centre, Rehabilitation centre, Hospice care,
Ambulatory care centre - Answer-Most commonly used services
Ethics - Answer-declarations of right or wrong and what out to be
Bioethics - Answer-application of ethics to matters of life and death
ethical dilemma - Answer-a difficult problem seemingly incapable of a satisfactory
solution; situation involving two equally unsatisfactory alternatives
Nursing ethics - Answer-application of ethical principles in nursing practice
Decision Making Capacity - Answer-Implies the ability to understand the nature and
consequences of different options, make a choice among those options, and
communicate that choice.
Competency - Answer-Legal determination by a judge as to mental disability or
incapacity; whether a person is legally fit and qualified to give testimony or execute legal
documents.
Decision making capacity - Answer-No "gold standard" for capacity determination
Verification of Decision-making Capacity - Answer-Required when a person is refusing
or giving consent for treatment and/or executing an advance directive
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