Adls vs iadls - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Primary Prevention - Answer- prevention (flu vaccine) Secondary Prevention - Answer- Catch the disease/diagnose (yearly physical exam) Tertiary Prevention - Answer- Treating/stopping progression (Cardiac rehab) Benefits of diet - Answer- Better health, disease prevention, healing (in Diabetics-biggest factor affecting compliance is motivation) Benefits of exercise - Answer- keeps joints flexible, maintain muscle, decrease BS level, heart health, decrease weight, increase sense of wel...

The nurse is discussing health promotion in clinic to an asymptomaic: The nurse knows all of the following are true except: A. The current evidence is insufficient to assess the benefits and the harms of screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea in men. B. Individuals who have been tested for another sexually transmitted infection should also be tested at least once or on an add needed basis for human immunodeficiency virus. C. Individuals born in or former residents of countries with high preva...

What did Florence Nightingale do? - ANSWER-Established 1st nursing philosophy & developed 1st program for training nurses. First nursing theorist: change the environment, change the outcome. *Nurse manipulates patient's environment to include appropriate noise, nutrition, hygiene, light, comfort, socialization & hope* Pt who sit near sunlight got better vs someone who didn't (she wrote this down). Made sure pts had good hygiene and they're clean, she predicted. We are evidence based pr...

Geriatrics Quiz 1 Concept of Functional reserve gradual sens. loss→ cardinal event→ intervention, or surg., or ↓activity Factors That Place Older Adults at Risk for Malnutrition Drugs (eg, reserpine, digoxin, antitumor agents) Chronic disease (eg, congestive heart failure, renal insuiciency, chronic gastrointestinal disease) Depression Dental and periodontal disease Decreased taste and smell Low socioeconomic level Physical weakness Isolation Food fads Brainpo...

WGU Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2023 AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communications refers to all forms of communication that enhances or supplements speech and writing. AAC can enhance (augment) and replace (alternate) conventional forms of expression for people who can not communicate through speech, writing or gestures. active aging based on the human rights of older people - principles of independence, participation, dignity, care and self fulfillment adherence in l...

NUR2020 - FINAL EXAM Questions With Correct Answers Definition of a chronic condition - answerIllness or impairment that is permanent, leaves residual disability, nonreversible, and requires a long period of supervision/observation/care Major characteristics of a chronic condition - answer- intermittent with flare ups or continuous is some cases - may be cancer or of a noncancer origin - can persist througout life - features regardless of condition: pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, dif...

C475 ADULT DPV1 EXAM Study Guide Rated A+ (Terms/Vocabulary/Definitions) Guaranteed Pass Baby Boomers *** are aging adults born from 1946-1964. They will reach retirement starting around 2011-2030. Geriatrician *** a physician, board certified in geriatrics, who specializes in the care of the elderly Geriatrics *** The branch of medicine concerned with the problems of aging Gerontology *** Study of aging; broad category that includes several areas (sociology of aging, psychology,...

Western Governors University - NURS C475 (complete) Care of the older Adult: #1 Competency 742.1.1: Compassionate and Respectful Care of Older Adults 1. How do you define Baby Boomers? 2. What are the five racial groups listed in text? 3. How would you perform discharge teaching to an Hispanic patient? 4. How would you perform discharge teaching to a European American patient? 5. How would you perform discharge teaching to an Asian American patient? 6. How would you perform discharge teaching to...

Western Governors University - NURS C475 (complete) Care of the older Adult: #1 Competency 742.1.1: Compassionate and Respectful Care of Older Adults 1. How do you define Baby Boomers? 2. What are the five racial groups listed in text? 3. How would you perform discharge teaching to an Hispanic patient? 4. How would you perform discharge teaching to a European American patient? 5. How would you perform discharge teaching to an Asian American patient? 6. How would you perform discharge teaching to...

Western Governors University - NURS C475 (complete) Care of the older Adult: #1 Competency 742.1.1: Compassionate and Respectful Care of Older Adults 1. How do you define Baby Boomers? 2. What are the five racial groups listed in text? 3. How would you perform discharge teaching to an Hispanic patient? 4. How would you perform discharge teaching to a European American patient? 5. How would you perform discharge teaching to an Asian American patient? 6. How would you perform discharge teaching to...