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| Describe the significance of changing demographic trends in the US and Globally: |
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| Critically evaluate successful aging: |
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| Identify New Health Promotion and Disease prevention Goals from Healthy People 2020 applicable to the OA. |
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| ID Tools that are frequently used in geriatric assessment: |
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| What is successful aging? Name 5 things older adults would say: |
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1. Active engagement with life
2. High functional levels
3. Low prob of disease
4. includes lifestyle and personal factors; is individual DOE and values |
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What are the PROTECTIVE FACTORS of successful aging? r/t:
SMOKING/DRINKING:
Marital Status:
Exercise:
Weight/BP:
Education:
Defenses:
Resilience: |
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- NO SMOKING/Moderate drinking
- Stable marriage/partnerships w/ strong relationships
- Regular Exercise
- Moderate Weight and LOW BP
- Educated-YES
- Defenses Mature
- Resiience w/ sense hope/optimism YES
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| What human potential is maximized during the 60-70's? |
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| Liberation phase--taking chances, experimenting with new activities |
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| What human potential is maximized 70+? |
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| Summing up phase: sense of wanting to GIVE BACK WISDOM and WEALTH. |
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| What human potential is maximized at 80+? |
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| Encore Phase! -- taking care of unfinished business and celebrating their place. |
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| What are the roles of Gerontological Nurses? |
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1. Provide care
2. Manage
3. Teach
4. Advocate
5. Research consumer |
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| Why do a cognitive assessment on older adults? (Four Reasons) |
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1. Identify SPECIFIC pathologies
2. Determine ability to follow direction, retain instructions, express self, make decisions
3. Monitor interventions
4. Improvement/worsening over time |
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| What do cognitive assessments measure? |
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[MMSE, Clock Drawing test, Mini-Cog]:
- Attention
- Memory
- Language
- Visual-Spacial Skills
- Orientation
* Social Abilities |
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| What do cognitive assessments NOT measure? |
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Mood
Insight
REMOTE memory
Perceptual disturbance |
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| What are the components of the OA Social Assessment? (8) |
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1. Social Support
2. Living arrangements
3. Resources
4. Insurance
5. Finances
6. Independence/Need for assistance
7. Potential for Isolation
8. Assessment for care giver stress |
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| What type of assessment are FIM and OARS, TUGT? |
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| What are the four steps in the TUGT test? |
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1. Rise from chair
2. walk 10 feet
3. Turn around and walk back
4. sit
>> Undue slow, hesitancy, abnormal movements, staggering, stumbling can indicate RISK OF FALLS |
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| What are the prevalent chronic conditions in OA? What are the leading causes of death? |
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>> Heart disease in Men, Arthritis in Women, HTN in both
>>Heart Disease, Cancer, Stroke, Diabetes |
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| What does the multidemensional SPICES assessment tool measure? (6) |
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- Sleep
- Eating/Feeding
- Incontinence
- Confusion
- Falls
- Skin breakdown |
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| What does the multidemensional GIAP (Geriatric Assessment Profile) assessment tool measure? |
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| Hospital staff knowledge of geriatric care principles, org env. |
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| What does the multidemensional Hospital Admission Risk Profile (HARP) assessment tool measure? (4) |
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