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| (Negative attitude based on another's age) can lead to to discrimination and disparities in health care provided to older adults |
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| balance of positive and negative aging factors (healthy diet, exercise, coping, resources vs. smoking, obesity, etc) |
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error somatic, transcription, free-radical, cross-link
-life long genetic damage |
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| programmed, neuroendocrine, immunoligic/autoimmune, telomere-telomerase hypothesis |
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| individuals who are more vulnerable because of declining physical health and limited resources |
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| activities of daily living (ADL) |
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bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, and transferring.
-important for the nurse to assess in an older patient living with chronic illness |
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| concerns related to high surgical risk |
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| acute confusional state, nosocomial infection, and premature discharge with an unstable condition. |
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| problems associated with caregivers |
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| risk for high levels of stress. This may lead to emotional problems, including depression, anger, and resentment |
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| Family members are perpetrators in approximately 9 out of 10 cases |
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| housing options for older adult |
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| Continuing care retirement communities, congregate housing, and assisted living facilities |
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| what do health care services require for medicare reimbursement |
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| physican reccommendation and skilled nursing care |
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| use of multiple medications by one patient for multiple health problems |
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| most common mood disorder in older adults |
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| risks for adverse drug effects |
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| Age-related changes in pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of drugs, as well as polypharmacy |
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| nursing geriatric assessment |
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| thorough history using a functional health pattern format, physical assessment, mood assessment, mental status evaluation, ADL and instrumental ADL (IADL) evaluation, and social-environmental assessment. |
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| reduces disability, allows to live an independent life |
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| using restraints, evaluating the patient’s ability to make decisions, initiating resuscitation, treating infections, providing nutrition and hydration, and advocating for an institutional ethics committee. |
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