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what is different in a nursing assessment of the older adult
Pg. 152-153
Functional Assesment is the focus in Geriatric assesments, this measures the Activitity of daily living and knowing what the individual can and cant do alone.
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What are the two different types of hearing loss and the differencebetween them
- Conduction deafness: is the blockage of the ear canal by wax, abnormal structures or infecteion. <-- -conduction deafness is easily treated.
- Senesorineutral deafness: is the result of damage to nerve tissue caused by loud noises, disease, and certain drugs. Hearing aids can help here
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Ageism, and how it influences the behavior of its victims
- Ageism: stereotyping and discrimination against people because of their age.
- --- some respond to ageism by confronting the stereotypes, others deny them with age-innappropriate behavior. (Ex. a 70 year old woman with 3 inch heals and short skirts)
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effects of aging on the Nervous system
Page 145-146.
- * only modest impairments in memory and learning observed after 70 years in most people who are relatively free from major disease
- Loss of nurons begins in the 30's and gradually increases
- reduced neurons=decreased conduction
- slowing responses, problems with short term memory
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effects of aging on the Respiratory system
- Weakening and atrophy of the respiratory muscles,
- increase in the antiposterior diameter of the chest due to kyphosis.
- decreased diffusion across the alveolar-capilary menbrane,
- Decrease in pulmonary bloosd flow
- -->despite all this the ability of the older adult to maintain oxygenation is is not seriously impared.
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the importance of a good functional assessment and things you may need to put in your care Plan for an older patient.
in Geriatric patients, a medical diagnosos is not enough, weather a person is indapendant, and a disease is controlled appropriately, with medications, or wether the patient is totally dependand of others and is in need of serious intervention with his/her illness are all apart of the functional assesment.
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Effects of ageing on the remnal sysem
- decreased renal function, decrease in cell mass, increase in extracellular fluid, By seventy numberr of nephrons are one half to two thirds,
- lax muscle tone may lead ti incomplete emptying of the bladder
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effects of ageing on the integumentary system.
- Deep wrinkles occur when skin looses moisture and elasticity.
- itching related to loss of oils in the skin
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