ELDERLY, DEATH, AND DYING Flashcards

1
Q

Proportion of the world’s population over 60 years will double from about 11% to what?

A

22%

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2
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Absolute number of people aged 60 years and over is expected to increase from ___ to ___ over the same period

A

605 million to 2 billion

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3
Q

What percentage of older persons in high-income countries have experienced some form of maltreatment at home?

A

4-6%

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4
Q

25-30% of people have some degree of

A

Cognitive decline

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5
Q

True or false: most elderly people are housebound

A

True

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6
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True or false: most elderly consider their pensions enough for daily living

A

False. Pensions are not enough for medication, rehabilitation, and maintenance

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7
Q

Older people have the tendency to ___ their illness

A

Underreport

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8
Q

What does ADL stand for?

A

Activities of daily living

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9
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No 1. Leading cause of illness that affected ADL of order people

A

Respiratory illness

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10
Q

Difficulty in stepping forward, walking, imbalance when person walks

A

Abnormal gait

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11
Q

Difficulty in chewing

A

Dysphagia

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12
Q

Bathing a bedridden person

A

Bed bath

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13
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Republic act that grants senior citizens benefits and special privileges

A

RA 7432 - Senior Citizen’s Act of 1993

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14
Q

Father of the senior citizens law

A

Edgardo Angara

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15
Q

Expanded benefits for senior citizens like 20% discount and vat exemption, free vaccination against influenza and pneumococcal disease, 5% discount on water and electric bills, and additional government assistance

A

RA 9994 - Expanded Senior Citizen’s Act of 2010

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16
Q

True or false: the nearest kin of the elderly can decide what to do during health care servicing

A

False. We must respect patient’s autonomy during
the intervention process

17
Q

___ care for older persons takes into account their development needs physical, psychological, mental & spiritual

A

Holistic

18
Q

Have access to adequate food, water, shelter, clothing & health care

A

Independent

19
Q

Remain integrated in society

A

Participation

20
Q

Be able to utilize appropriate levels of
institutional care

A

Care

21
Q

Be able to pursue opportunities for the full development of their potentials

A

Self-Fulfillment

22
Q

Be able to live in dignity and security and be free from exploitation and physical or mental abuses

A

Dignity

23
Q

Benefit from family and community care and protection

A

Care

24
Q

Have the opportunity to work as long as still they can

A

Independence

25
Q

Have access to the educational, cultural, spiritual, and recreational resources of society

A

Self-Fulfillment

26
Q

Be treated fairly regardless of age, gender, racial or ethnic background, disability or other status and be valued

A

Dignity

27
Q

Be able to seek and develop opportunities for service to the
community

A

Participation

28
Q

Cessation of physical, psychological, social, and spiritual life here on earth

A

Dying

29
Q

Transition that a person goes through that ultimately ends in death

A

Dying process

30
Q

Begins with sedation and lethargy to comatose state and death accompanied by restlessness and confusion that often progresses to unpleasant hallucinations and delirium

A

Actively dying

31
Q

Withdrawal from the physical world around them in preparation for their final journey

A

Transitioning

32
Q

The body is in the process of shutting down

A

Imminent

33
Q

2 types of death

A

Clinical and biological

34
Q

Person’s heart stops beating; Circulation of blood and respiration also stops when there is cessation of heart beat

A

Clinical death

35
Q

After 4-6 minutes without CPR, cells begin to die; “Point of no return”

A

Biological death

36
Q

Several hours after biological death. Rigidity of muscles occuring after death

A

Rigor mortis

37
Q

Process wherein where healthcare provider would clean the deceased body by removing IV, oxygen, and other attached in the body

A

Post-Mortem Care