Caring for Older Adults Holistically 7th Edition
Dahlkemper Test Bank
Gerontology Nursing - ANSWER: Gauranteed future in nursing
New nursing specialty (certified nurses, clinical specialist, generic nurse practitioner)
Genontological nurses specific body of knowledge - ANSWER: S/s of illness
Medication dosage
Life stages
Demographics of aging - ANSWER: Growing old is new for society
More people are older than age65
35.6 million older adults over 65
Average life span - ANSWER: 79 in woman
72.9 in men
Older adults today - ANSWER: Have more education
Have more financial resources
Have fewer children to provide care
95% living in community with - ANSWER: Asking spouse, family members, or alone
Less than 5% - ANSWER: Are living in long term care facilities or assisted living
Chronic diseases in people over 65 - ANSWER: Arthritis htn heart conditions diabetes
vissual impairment heating problems chronic sinusitis hay fever varicose veins
Nursing philosophy - ANSWER: Serve the sick as though they were Christ in person
Holism means - ANSWER: Whole or to heal
Holistic care refers to care of the - ANSWER: Body mind socialization and spirit of the
person
Rules of holistic nursing - ANSWER: Always follow physician orders
You will develop clinical expertise (use it)
Draw on personal intuition & creativity of the patient to resolve their own health
problems
Take every opportunity to develop close rapport with patient family members ir
significant others
Jean Watson says - ANSWER: Science of human caring
, Valued person
A life stage developed by erik erickson - ANSWER: Old age: integrity vs despair
(maturity)
#1 demographic for suicide - ANSWER: Male, white, geriatric
Geortranscendence - ANSWER: A critical task of old age
A transition to less concern for material possessions meaningless relationship and self
interest
A desire for adult to live a life with more connections to other people
Gerontology - ANSWER: The nursing study of older adults
Geriatric - ANSWER: Medical study of other adults
New graduates will spend ....% of their working lives caring for older people - ANSWER:
75%
65% off all patients in acute care hospitals are - ANSWER: 65 or older
83% of those in home care are age - ANSWER: 65 or older
92% of those in nursing homes are - ANSWER: 65 or older
As a group older adults are - ANSWER: More educated
Are a powerful political force
Want more say in the health care services they receive
What leads to discrimination against older people - ANSWER: Many myths stereotypes
and prejudices about old age
Ageism - ANSWER: systematic stereotyping of and discrimination against people
because they are old
Negative images of the nursing home are examples of - ANSWER: Agism
Thinking that one older adult is just like another is an expression of - ANSWER: Ageism
Physiological therapies of aging - ANSWER: Generic factors
Wear and tear- the effects of the work the body dies through the years
Nutrients- aging depends on a persons nutrition intake over his or her life span
Normal aging process - ANSWER: Alterations in body structure and function that occur
gradually throughout life
Aging is a normal developmental event
Dahlkemper Test Bank
Gerontology Nursing - ANSWER: Gauranteed future in nursing
New nursing specialty (certified nurses, clinical specialist, generic nurse practitioner)
Genontological nurses specific body of knowledge - ANSWER: S/s of illness
Medication dosage
Life stages
Demographics of aging - ANSWER: Growing old is new for society
More people are older than age65
35.6 million older adults over 65
Average life span - ANSWER: 79 in woman
72.9 in men
Older adults today - ANSWER: Have more education
Have more financial resources
Have fewer children to provide care
95% living in community with - ANSWER: Asking spouse, family members, or alone
Less than 5% - ANSWER: Are living in long term care facilities or assisted living
Chronic diseases in people over 65 - ANSWER: Arthritis htn heart conditions diabetes
vissual impairment heating problems chronic sinusitis hay fever varicose veins
Nursing philosophy - ANSWER: Serve the sick as though they were Christ in person
Holism means - ANSWER: Whole or to heal
Holistic care refers to care of the - ANSWER: Body mind socialization and spirit of the
person
Rules of holistic nursing - ANSWER: Always follow physician orders
You will develop clinical expertise (use it)
Draw on personal intuition & creativity of the patient to resolve their own health
problems
Take every opportunity to develop close rapport with patient family members ir
significant others
Jean Watson says - ANSWER: Science of human caring
, Valued person
A life stage developed by erik erickson - ANSWER: Old age: integrity vs despair
(maturity)
#1 demographic for suicide - ANSWER: Male, white, geriatric
Geortranscendence - ANSWER: A critical task of old age
A transition to less concern for material possessions meaningless relationship and self
interest
A desire for adult to live a life with more connections to other people
Gerontology - ANSWER: The nursing study of older adults
Geriatric - ANSWER: Medical study of other adults
New graduates will spend ....% of their working lives caring for older people - ANSWER:
75%
65% off all patients in acute care hospitals are - ANSWER: 65 or older
83% of those in home care are age - ANSWER: 65 or older
92% of those in nursing homes are - ANSWER: 65 or older
As a group older adults are - ANSWER: More educated
Are a powerful political force
Want more say in the health care services they receive
What leads to discrimination against older people - ANSWER: Many myths stereotypes
and prejudices about old age
Ageism - ANSWER: systematic stereotyping of and discrimination against people
because they are old
Negative images of the nursing home are examples of - ANSWER: Agism
Thinking that one older adult is just like another is an expression of - ANSWER: Ageism
Physiological therapies of aging - ANSWER: Generic factors
Wear and tear- the effects of the work the body dies through the years
Nutrients- aging depends on a persons nutrition intake over his or her life span
Normal aging process - ANSWER: Alterations in body structure and function that occur
gradually throughout life
Aging is a normal developmental event
