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Geriatric Nursing 310 Exam Questions and Answers
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Geriatric Nursing 310 Exam Questionsand Answers
Gerontophobia - Answer-fear or aging, idealizing youth
Ageism - Answer-discrimination and prejudice against someone based solely on age
aging anxiety - Answer-fears and concerns about growing old
ANA - Answer-American Nurses Association
intersectionality between the cultural, spiritual, economic, psychological and biological
factors
grief is necessary in accepting losses
affects of chronic illnesses
cultural values associated with aging
community - Answer-client home, senior center, social service center
one own's apartment and home
home of family and friends
retirement communities - Answer-skilled nursing, assisted living, independent living,
custodial
rehab hospitals - Answer-intense therapy for limited length of stay, may also include
skilled nursing care
gero nursing practice settings - Answer-acute care, rehab hospitals, long term care,
nursing home, retirement communities, community
where are older adults living? - Answer-90% are at home, community services available
10% are living in nursing homes or assisted living
long term care - Answer-the goal is to attain and maintain optimal wellness and
functioning / independence
at least one chronic illness
sensory impairment is common
Geriatric Syndromes - Answer-common conditions found in older adults that tend to be
multifactorial and do not fall under discrete disease categories, such as falls, delirium,
frailty, dizziness, and urinary incontinence, pressure ulcers, sleep disorders, eating
disorders, pain
, contributors to geriatric syndromes - Answer-impaired mobility, dizziness, increased
susceptibility to infection, multiple dx, polypharmacy, altered pain and febrile responses,
emotional impact, systemic response, incontinence, delirum, falls, etc.
cognitive aspects of aging - Answer-affected by environment, meds, sensory
impairment, illness, psychosocial influences,
intelligence - Answer-environment and health can alter intelligence
spatial perception and retention of non intellectual information decline
problem solving based on past experiences, math ability, verbal comprehension do not
change
Learning and memory - Answer-learning depends on what is being tested and if results
reflect normal age related changes or not
those w alzheimers cannot learn new material
most recently info is the go to
good health and motivation are important influences
decrease in fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence stays the same
other factors that affect learning - Answer-- Motivation
- Attention span
- Delayed transmission of info to brain
- Perceptual deficits (not hearing what you said)
- illness
memory - Answer-older adult should be able to repeat 6-8 digits
mini cog exam
mini mental status exam
demonstrate word finding
teaching strategies with the older adult - Answer-mnemonics
link new info with old
visual, auditory, sensory cutes
encourage use of aids
quiet environment
short term goals with their input
keep teaching period short
pace per their endurance
reinforce in a positive way
theories of aging - Answer-biological, sociocultural, psychological, functional
consequences
biological theories - Answer-cross linking theory, wear and tear theory of aging,
immune-senescence theory
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