1455 Chapter 29 Part 3

Front 1

Health care expenses for older adults are nearly ? times higher than the expenses for the rest of the population, and with the predicted ? in population, prevention and ? of functional ability must be a priority in nursing care.

Back 1

4,
growth,
maintenance

Front 2

It is not uncommon for pts with Schizophrenia and bipolar disorders to have ? relationships with their families so there may not be family members that are willing to help them. The support system of those aging with chronic mental illness often becomes ? managers, community ?'s, mental health ?'s

Back 2

estranged,
case,
nurses,
providers

Front 3

An ? directive is a set of directions for clinicians to follow in the event of a serious physical or mental illness. This would indicate preferences for the types of ? care or ? of tx desired.

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advanced,
medical,
amount

Front 4

Advanced directive wishes can be made through one or more of the following - a ? will, a ? to physician, a ? power of attorney for health care.

Back 4

living,
directive,
durable

Front 5

In 21 states, by signing a ? advance directive, those with serious mental illness can designate a health care agent to make tx decisions during an illness.

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psychiatric

Front 6

A ? is a personal statement of how and where one wishes to die. It is activated only when the person is terminally ill and incapcitated, and a ? pt may alter it at any time.

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living will,
competent

Front 7

In a ? to physician, a physician is appointed by the individual to serve as proxy for the pt. This may come in handy when a pt has no family to make a decision. Unlike a living will a directive to physician can be revoked orally at any time without regard to pt ?

Back 7

directive,
competency

Front 8

The ? power of attorney for health care differs from living wills and directives to physicians in that a person other than a physician is appointed to act as the pts ?

Back 8

durable,
agent

Front 9

A ? is an involuntary trust relationship in which one party, the guardian, acts on behalf of an individual the ward. A physicians expert opinion indicating ? is required to initiate the proceedings for this.

Back 9

guardianship,
incompetence

Front 10

If an advanced directive of a pt is not being followed the nurse ? on the pts behalf. If the problem cannot be resolved with the Dr. the facility's protocal providing for notification of the appropriate ? is followed.

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intervenes,
supervisor

Front 11

Confusion can be caused by what classes of meds ?,?, and ?'s

Back 11

anticholinergics,
antihistamines,
benzo's

Front 12

Psychosis has been linked to ? and even ? lowering meds.

Back 12

steroids,
cholesterol

Front 13

Depresion has been linked with ?-blockers, alpha-?, and ?'s

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beta,
adrenergics,
opiods

Front 14

?'s play the major role in providing continuous care from admisssion to discharge.

Back 14

Nurses

Front 15

Often pts with chronic persistent metnal illnesses, such as schizophrenia misinterpret or do not report visceral ?'s, ? and vital symptoms of ?

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cues,
pain,
illness

Front 16

Do not use reorientation with ? pts it may cause agitation.

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dementia