older adults and wellness
- ✔✔physiological changes in musculoskeletal system
- decrease in the number and size of neurons
-neurotransmitters change with aging
-voluntary reflexes are slower - ✔✔physiological changes in neurological system
- including fewer falls
-sense of well being
-functional ability - ✔✔what are the benefits of exercise for OAs
-access to food
-finances
-physical and cognitive ability to prepare
-place to store and prepare
-protein intake may be low if cannot afford it
-fat and sodium intake may be high - ✔✔nutrition
-allow rest periods; review prescribed and over the counter medications
-consider vision and hearing constraints
-cultural competence - ✔✔what should you do when assessing an older adult
-Alzheimer's disease
-lewy body disease
-frontal temporal dementia
-vascular dementia - ✔✔an umbrella term for dementia
-beers criteria
-the screening tool of older persons prescriptions and screening tool to alert doctors to right treatment
(STOPP-START) - ✔✔what are two tools useful in guiding the prescription of medications for OAs
-consider safety, physical, and social needs of patient and family
-individualize nursing care to enhance quality of life
, -maximize functional performance by improving cognition mood and behavior
-unsafe behaviors that put them risk for injuries
-consider meaning behind actions
-use nonpharmacological measures first - ✔✔dementia nursing management
-continues recovery from acute illness
-addresses chronic conditions that affect daily functioning - ✔✔types of ongoing care
-decreased myocardium contractile strength
-decreased cardiac output
-peripheral pulses weaker in lower extremities - ✔✔physiological changes in heart and vascular
system
-delirium
-dehydration
-malnutrition
-health care-associated infections
-urinary inconvenience
-falls - ✔✔acute care settings pose risks for adverse events, which are
-dryness of the vaginal mucosa
-women may have less libido
-testosterone lessens
-erection less firm - ✔✔physiological changes in reproductive system
-encourage patient involvement and preservation of dignity
-limited choices with simple instructions
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