NURS 2518 Midterm
Risk factors - ANS-conditions that increase the risk of the older adult to negative health
outcomes
Geriatric syndromes - ANS-health states that tend to occur only in later life that do not fall into
discrete disease categories
Functional ability - ANS-the cognitive, social, physical and emotional abilities to carry out the
normal activities of life
Function - ANS-the neutral or positive interaction between a persons health and the
performance of social and physical activities
Disability - ANS-the negative aspects of the persons health, social and environmental condition
that is determining the performance of the individual
Impairment - ANS-physical abnormality that underlies the limitation of disability
Frailty - ANS-a condition in which the body has few reserves and any change cause cause
health problems
Symptoms of frailty - ANS-unintentional weight loss, weakness, exhaustion, slowness and low
levels of physical activity
Shifting perspective model of chronic illness - ANS-wellness in the foreground, moving in the
direction of wellness (instead of away from illness)
ADLs - ANS-eating, toileting, ambulation, bathing, dressing and grooming
IADLs - ANS-cleaning, yard work, shopping, managing money, taking medications
Katz index - ANS-ranks ADL skills has independent, assistive or dependent
Barthel index - ANS-more specific description of type of assistance needed with ADLs
Functional independence measure - ANS-measures mobility, cognition, social functioning and
ADLs
, Minimum data set (MDS) - ANS-completed for 14 days after resident admission into PCH and
ranks as independent, set up assistance, supervision, limited assistance, 1-2 person assist, 1-2
person dependence
Ageism - ANS-the prejudices and stereotypes that are applied to older people bases on their
age
Personhood - ANS-a standing or status that is put upon one person, by others, in the context of
relationship and social being
Kitwoods holistic model of the person living with dementia - ANS-peoples abilities are as much
related to their environment than the abilities of their brain
Pillars of Kitwoods holistic model of the person with dementia - ANS-Neurological impairment,
health & physical fitness, life history, personality, social psychology
Excess disability - ANS-patient losing ability to do ADLs because they stop doing them
Problem focused coping - ANS-actions are meant to eliminate or reduce the underlying cause
of the stress
Emotional focused coping - ANS-actions are meant to control the stress response
Meaning focused coping - ANS-actions look for ways to modify a response through talking or
reflecting
Life course theory - ANS-the stressor experienced by the older adult is a result of the times
they have lived in and the situations/experiences they encounter
Gerotranscendence theory - ANS-indicates that people in their later life appraise life's stress
differently and value what they have (satisfied with their life)
Pharmacokinetics - ANS-what the body does with drug once administered (ADME)
Polypharmacy - ANS-use of more medications then clinically indicated (chronic use of 5 of
more)
Risks of polypharmacy - ANS-increased risk for medication interaction, adverse drug reaction,
or misuse of medication
Anticholinergic syndrome - ANS-occurs when a person takes too many medications that block
acetylcholine and can cause cognitive impairment, acceleration of neurogenerative process,
and confusion symptoms
Risk factors - ANS-conditions that increase the risk of the older adult to negative health
outcomes
Geriatric syndromes - ANS-health states that tend to occur only in later life that do not fall into
discrete disease categories
Functional ability - ANS-the cognitive, social, physical and emotional abilities to carry out the
normal activities of life
Function - ANS-the neutral or positive interaction between a persons health and the
performance of social and physical activities
Disability - ANS-the negative aspects of the persons health, social and environmental condition
that is determining the performance of the individual
Impairment - ANS-physical abnormality that underlies the limitation of disability
Frailty - ANS-a condition in which the body has few reserves and any change cause cause
health problems
Symptoms of frailty - ANS-unintentional weight loss, weakness, exhaustion, slowness and low
levels of physical activity
Shifting perspective model of chronic illness - ANS-wellness in the foreground, moving in the
direction of wellness (instead of away from illness)
ADLs - ANS-eating, toileting, ambulation, bathing, dressing and grooming
IADLs - ANS-cleaning, yard work, shopping, managing money, taking medications
Katz index - ANS-ranks ADL skills has independent, assistive or dependent
Barthel index - ANS-more specific description of type of assistance needed with ADLs
Functional independence measure - ANS-measures mobility, cognition, social functioning and
ADLs
, Minimum data set (MDS) - ANS-completed for 14 days after resident admission into PCH and
ranks as independent, set up assistance, supervision, limited assistance, 1-2 person assist, 1-2
person dependence
Ageism - ANS-the prejudices and stereotypes that are applied to older people bases on their
age
Personhood - ANS-a standing or status that is put upon one person, by others, in the context of
relationship and social being
Kitwoods holistic model of the person living with dementia - ANS-peoples abilities are as much
related to their environment than the abilities of their brain
Pillars of Kitwoods holistic model of the person with dementia - ANS-Neurological impairment,
health & physical fitness, life history, personality, social psychology
Excess disability - ANS-patient losing ability to do ADLs because they stop doing them
Problem focused coping - ANS-actions are meant to eliminate or reduce the underlying cause
of the stress
Emotional focused coping - ANS-actions are meant to control the stress response
Meaning focused coping - ANS-actions look for ways to modify a response through talking or
reflecting
Life course theory - ANS-the stressor experienced by the older adult is a result of the times
they have lived in and the situations/experiences they encounter
Gerotranscendence theory - ANS-indicates that people in their later life appraise life's stress
differently and value what they have (satisfied with their life)
Pharmacokinetics - ANS-what the body does with drug once administered (ADME)
Polypharmacy - ANS-use of more medications then clinically indicated (chronic use of 5 of
more)
Risks of polypharmacy - ANS-increased risk for medication interaction, adverse drug reaction,
or misuse of medication
Anticholinergic syndrome - ANS-occurs when a person takes too many medications that block
acetylcholine and can cause cognitive impairment, acceleration of neurogenerative process,
and confusion symptoms
