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Geriatric Exam 1 NCLEX Practice Questions 2024/2025 Exam Questions and Verified Answers | Already Graded A+ the nurse visits the home of an older person with chronic lung disease. which observation indicates that the person is engaged in health improvement activities? a. walks a pet twice a day b. prepares pasta for dinner c. talks with family once a week d. sleeps in a recliner in the living room -

GERIATRIC CHPTER 12 ROLES AND RELATIONSHIP 2024/2025 Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Update ANS: A The concept of the roleless role defines persons who view roles that were meaningful to them, such as spouse, parent, friend, or active worker, are gone. -

Geriatric Chapter 11 Self-Perception and Self-Concept 2024/2025 Exam Questions and Answers | 100% Solved C The use of external standards rather than internal values is an inadequate platform for self-worth. The use of positive feedback and internal individual values supports a positive perception of self- worth. -

GERIATRIC CHAPTER 9 QUESTIONS| WITH ALREADY SOLVED CORRECTLY ANSWERS!! | ASSURED SUCCESS A -

Geriatric Chapter 8 2024/2025 Exam Questions with Detailed Verified Answers (100% Correct Answers) | Already Graded A+ ANS: A Screenings are to identify unmet health needs and to refer identified persons to an appropriate resource for assessment and treatment. -

Provide supportive residential housing and appealing housing alternative, home-like environment - Assisted Living Facility It specializes in services for older persons who can no longer live independently or can no longer live at home - Nursing Home Provide specialized care to seniors with severe illness, injuries. Sheltered environment providing long-term care by registered nurses and nursing assistants. - Nursing Home Provide older adults with minor to moderate functional impairment - A...

Crystallized intelligence and vocab and verbal reasoning - Ability to use skills, knowledge and experience Improves Spatial perception - - Ability to evaluate how things are arranged in space, and investigate their relations in the environment. - Constant visuospatial perception - Declines in spatial navigation tasks Synthesis of new information - Declines during middle age Mental performance speed - Declines during middle age Short- term recall memory - Declines during old age Long- t...

levels of social support - 1. family/spouses (primary + preferred) 2. semiformal support 3. formal support semiformal support - clubs, faith-based organizations, neighborhoods, senior centers formal support - social welfare agencies, health facilities, government agencies what level of support are nurses? - formal support ethnogeriatrics - providing culturally competent care to older adults - make no assumptions - communicate clearly/language - provide sensitive assessment consider: f...

Ageism: - Negative attitude towards aging ADL - Activities of Daily Living Mobility: - *Prevents clots, skin breakdown, stiffness. *Use of walkers, reachers, velcro closure *Clear pathways, stairs, ramps Hygiene: - *Use shower chair, hand held sprayer *Daily baths may not be needed (skin loses oils) *Shaving (use care if on blood thinner, can use hair removal cream) Incontinence: - Not normal Motor Development: - *Posture/balance changes *Decrease speed & step height (dragging feet) *...

coumadin skin necrosis - skin & subcutaneous tissue necrosis (tissue death) occurs due to acquired protein C deficiency following treatment with anti-vitamin K anticoagulants Warfarin-induced skin necrosis dysphagia - Nutrition Age-Related Changes difficulty swallowing coughing after food or fluid intake drooling pocketing of food spitting out food drooping of mouth chronic congestion