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Chapter 24 LECTURE 9 PART I Flashcards

Older Adult (46 cards)

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Who is considered an older adult?

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People who are 65 and older

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Older adults are _____ longer & _____ longer

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living; working

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-Numbers of older adults is (increasing/decreasing) dramatically
-Who is aging and retiring?

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-increasing
-“Baby Boomers” (1946-64)

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What is a significant issue for many older adults?

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Poverty

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More older adults are ____ in the community

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“aging in place”

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Older adults use the most what?

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Health care dollars in the last 7 years of life

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When is Medicare available?

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Beginning at age 65

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HEALTHY PEOPLE 2030 GOALS FOR THE ELDERLY
-What are the two overarching goals of Healthy People 2030?

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  1. Attain high quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death
  2. Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups
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HEALTHY PEOPLE 2030 GOALS FOR THE ELDERLY
-Healthy People 2030 aims to create ____ and ____ environments that promote what?

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-social
-physical
-good health for all

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HEALTHY PEOPLE 2030 GOALS FOR THE ELDERLY
-Healthy People 2030 aims to promote what 3 things?

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  1. Quality of life
  2. Healthy development
  3. Healthy behaviors across all life stages
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BIOLOGY & GENETICS
-Is health promotion beneficial at any age?

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Yes

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BIOLOGY & GENETICS
-What is one of the biggest challenges for older adults?
-There is a large variability in what?

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-Differentiating normal age-related changes from pathology
-age-related changes within each individual

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BIOLOGY & GENETICS
-There is a large prevalence of what?
-This limits daily ___ for __% of individuals who are older than ___ years old
-It impairs ____/____ to learn ____ ____
-Most limitations are due to what?

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-chronic diseases
-activities; 50; 65
-ability/motivation; health behaviors
-physical changes with aging

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BIOLOGY & GENETICS
-What are factors that can contribute to this? (4)

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  1. Self-perception
  2. Cultural background
  3. Economic resources
  4. Access to health providers
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HEALTH PERCEPTION-HEALTH MANAGEMENT PATTERN
-What is an important factor in maintaining health?

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Motivation

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HEALTH PERCEPTION-HEALTH MANAGEMENT PATTERN
-What is the nurses role?

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To help older adults understand the importance of health factors

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HEALTH PERCEPTION-HEALTH MANAGEMENT PATTERN: Health Promoting Activities
1. Maintaining what?
2. Staying ____
3. ____ prevention
4. Maintaining _____
5. Keeping regular ____ ____

-What two things are beneficial?

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  1. Healthy weight/diet
  2. Active
  3. Fall
  4. Relationships
  5. Medical appointments

-preventive screening & services

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MOBILITY DEVICES FOR THE ELDERLY
-What do mobility devices greatly enhance?

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The lifestyle of the elderly with a mobility deficit

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MOBILITY DEVICES FOR THE ELDERLY
-What do mobility devices facilitate? (5)

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  1. Travel
  2. Visiting family and friends
  3. Activities of daily life
  4. Independence
  5. Socializing
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NUTRITIONAL-METABOLIC PATTERN
-Nutrition plays an important role in preventing what 3 things?

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  1. Cancer
  2. Gastrointestinal disorders
  3. Obesity
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NUTRITIONAL-METABOLIC PATTERN
-What do energy levels require?

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Adequate intake

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NUTRITIONAL-METABOLIC PATTERN
-Poor nutrition increases what?

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NUTRITIONAL-METABOLIC PATTERN
-What is a problem for many adults?

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Food insecurity

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NUTRITIONAL-METABOLIC PATTERN
-Normal aging causes a decline in what?
-Nutritional _____ and _____ issues can occur
-Deterioration of what three things?
-What two kinds of problems can occur?

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-gastrointestinal function
-absorption & elimination
-vision, smell, and taste
-dental and swallowing

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**ELIMINATION PATTERN** -What two things decrease?
1. Bladder capacity 2. Gastrointestinal mobility
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**ELIMINATION PATTERN** -______ is a major problem for seniors -What are 4 things that can cause this?
-Constipation 1. Medications 2. Sedentary lifestyle 3. Diet 4. Diseases
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**ELIMINATION PATTERN** -What are 3 things that can help?
1. Increased fluid and fiber intake 2. Exercises 3. Prunes are effective for preventing constipation
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**ELIMINATION PATTERN** -Incontinence affects what percent of older adults?
50%
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**ACTIVITY-EXERCISE PATTERN** -Only what percent of older adults meet the exercise guidelines?
20%
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**ACTIVITY-EXERCISE PATTERN** -Exercise is important to ____, ____, or _____ what?
-reduce, stop, or reverse -physical decline
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**ACTIVITY-EXERCISE PATTERN** -Nurses should teach about what?
The benefits of exercise and the gradual increase of it
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**ACTIVITY-EXERCISE PATTERN** -What does the CDC recommend?
A combination of aerobic exercise and muscle-strengthening activities every week
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**ACTIVITY-EXERCISE PATTERN** -What are three popular activities?
1. Walking 2. Water aerobics 3. Chair yoga
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**ACTIVITY-EXERCISE PATTERN** -What is important to do prior to beginning exercise?
Pre-exercise health evaluation
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**ACTIVITY-EXERCISE PATTERN** -A goal of Healthy People 2030 is to increase what?
exercise
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**SLEEP-REST PATTERN** -There is a(n) (increase/decrease) in total hours of sleep required -There is a(n) (increase/decrease) in _____ awakenings and (longer/shorter) periods of sleep
-a decrease -an increase; nocturnal; shorter
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**SLEEP-REST PATTERN** -There is a high prevelance of what?
Sleep disorders
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**SLEEP-REST PATTERN** -What are common sleeping problems? (3)
1. Sleep apnea 2. Daytime sleepiness 3. Insomnia
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**SLEEP-REST PATTERN** -Healthy People 2030 has ____ sleep health goals from what? -Sleep is necessary for what?
-retained -2020 -cognitive function
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**SLEEP-REST PATTERN** -What do nursing homes or acute care facilities present? -Why?
-Challenges to sleep -Lights, noise, schedule
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**SLEEP-REST PATTERN**: *Nursing Interventions* -What should be taught?
Normal changes in aging sleep
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**SLEEP-REST PATTERN**: *Nursing Interventions* -What should be increased?
Physical activity
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**SLEEP-REST PATTERN**: *Nursing Interventions* -What two things can be helpful?
1. Pain management 2. Sleep rituals
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**SLEEP-REST PATTERN**: *Nursing Interventions* -What kind of adjustments can be made? -Such as what?
-Environmental -Lights, sound, noises
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**SLEEP-REST PATTERN**: *Nursing Interventions* -Sleep-medications should be short-term or long-term use only? -Why is this?
-Short-term -There is an increased risk of cognitive decline, falls, and dependency with long-term medications
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**SLEEP-REST PATTERN**: *Nursing Interventions* -What should be evaluated? -What can be either beneficial or problematic?
-Whether daytime napping is causing problems for nighttime sleeping -Napping

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