GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING 10TH EDITION
ELIOPOULOS LEARNING WORKBOOK 2026
GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT AND CARE
MANAGEMENT
◉ anorexia. Answer: loss of appetite
◉ decubiti. Answer: pressure sore
◉ delirium. Answer: an acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs
in fever, intoxication, and other disorders and is characterized by
restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech.
◉ dementia. Answer: a slowly progressive decline in mental
abilities, including memory, thinking, and judgment, that is often
accompanied by personality changes
◉ aphasia. Answer: inability to speak
◉ dysphagia. Answer: difficulty swallowing
◉ pruritus. Answer: intense itching
,-do not use antibacterial soap (increases drying)
-less frequent bathing
-water based cleansers (no alcohol)
◉ intermittent claudication. Answer: pain in the leg muscles that
occurs during exercise and is relieved by rest
◉ dysrhythmia / arrhythmia. Answer: Abnormal heart rhythm
◉ ageism. Answer: Discrimination based on age
◉ miocardial infarction (MI). Answer: heart attack
◉ hemiplegia. Answer: paralysis of one side of the body
◉ incontinence. Answer: inability to control bladder and/or bowels
◉ syncope. Answer: fainting
◉ dysarthria. Answer: the inability to use speech that is distinct and
connected because of a loss of muscle control after damage to the
peripheral or central nervous system
, ◉ CVA. Answer: cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
◉ TIA. Answer: transient ischemic attack (mini stroke)
◉ ataxia. Answer: lack of muscle coordination
◉ nocturia. Answer: excessive urination at night
◉ orthostatic hypotension. Answer: low blood pressure that occurs
upon standing up
◉ lentigo. Answer: a flat, brownish spot on the skin sometimes
caused by exposure to the sun and weather; freckle
◉ sundowning syndrome. Answer: Older adult habitually becomes
confused, restless, and agitated after dark
◉ purse lip breathing. Answer: Technique helps keep airways open
doing exhalation promotes carbon dioxide at excretion. use any time
patient feel short of breath. Seen in COPD
ELIOPOULOS LEARNING WORKBOOK 2026
GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT AND CARE
MANAGEMENT
◉ anorexia. Answer: loss of appetite
◉ decubiti. Answer: pressure sore
◉ delirium. Answer: an acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs
in fever, intoxication, and other disorders and is characterized by
restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech.
◉ dementia. Answer: a slowly progressive decline in mental
abilities, including memory, thinking, and judgment, that is often
accompanied by personality changes
◉ aphasia. Answer: inability to speak
◉ dysphagia. Answer: difficulty swallowing
◉ pruritus. Answer: intense itching
,-do not use antibacterial soap (increases drying)
-less frequent bathing
-water based cleansers (no alcohol)
◉ intermittent claudication. Answer: pain in the leg muscles that
occurs during exercise and is relieved by rest
◉ dysrhythmia / arrhythmia. Answer: Abnormal heart rhythm
◉ ageism. Answer: Discrimination based on age
◉ miocardial infarction (MI). Answer: heart attack
◉ hemiplegia. Answer: paralysis of one side of the body
◉ incontinence. Answer: inability to control bladder and/or bowels
◉ syncope. Answer: fainting
◉ dysarthria. Answer: the inability to use speech that is distinct and
connected because of a loss of muscle control after damage to the
peripheral or central nervous system
, ◉ CVA. Answer: cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
◉ TIA. Answer: transient ischemic attack (mini stroke)
◉ ataxia. Answer: lack of muscle coordination
◉ nocturia. Answer: excessive urination at night
◉ orthostatic hypotension. Answer: low blood pressure that occurs
upon standing up
◉ lentigo. Answer: a flat, brownish spot on the skin sometimes
caused by exposure to the sun and weather; freckle
◉ sundowning syndrome. Answer: Older adult habitually becomes
confused, restless, and agitated after dark
◉ purse lip breathing. Answer: Technique helps keep airways open
doing exhalation promotes carbon dioxide at excretion. use any time
patient feel short of breath. Seen in COPD
