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The Modified Caregiver Strain Index (MCSI)

It is a 13-question tool that measures strain related to care provision
The CAM
standardized instrument developed
for clinicians to identify delirium, an acute change in
mental status from baseline, quickly and accurately. It can be used in both clinical and research settings and
also distinguishes dementia and delirium
Montreal Cognitive Assessment: MoCA
quick screening tool for MCI and early Alzheimer’s dementia
only takes 10 minutes
mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
The task force is an independent panel of private-sector experts in primary care and prevention whose mission is to evaluate the benefits of individual services and to create age-, gender-, and risk-based recommendations about services that should routinely be incorporated into primary medical care.
• Healthy People 2010
an initiative of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that utilized the skills and knowledge of an alliance of more than 350 national organizations and 250 state public health, mental health, substance abuse, and environmental agencies to develop a set of health care objectives designed to increase the quality and quantity of years of healthy life of Americans and to eliminate health disparities.
Barriers to physical exercise
lack of access to safe areas to exercise, pain, fatigue, and impairment in sensory function and mobility
Less that 3.5 g/dl Serum Albumin
associated with malnutrition
Normal BMI
22-27
Highest risk for suicide
Elderly men
CAGE Questionarre
Cut down: Refers to attempts by the client to cut down on drinking
• Annoyance: Related to suggestions by friends or family to cut down on drinking
• Guilt: Relates to client guilt about drinking
• Eye opener: Relates to the need for a drink in the morning to get going
Coronary heart disease (CHD
is the leading cause of death in the United States.
Risks for Osteoporosis
Age, low body mass index (BMI), and failure to use estrogen replacement
Autonomy
is the concept that each person has a right to make independent choices and decisions
Informed consent
means making sure that consent has been granted, not assumed, following an educational process that facilitates the weighing of benefits, risks, and available options
Reciprocity
is a feature of integrity concerned with the ability to be true to one’s self while respecting and supporting the values and views of another.
The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990
this law requires that patients are provided the opportunity to express their preferences regarding lifesaving or life-sustaining care on entering any health care service, including hospitals, long-term care centers, and home care agencies
Advance directives
describe actions to be taken in a situation where the patient is no longer able to provide informed consent
Living wills
are alternative documents that direct preferences for end-of-life care issues,
Competence
refers to one’s clarity and appropriateness in decision making
Health People 2010
provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans
Kohlman Evaluation of Living Skills (KELS),
assesses 17 daily living skills under five categories—self-care, safety and health, money management, transportation and telephone use, and work and leisure
Mini Mental State Examination (MME)
screens for dementia
Frailty
General decline in the physical function of older adults.
Borg Category Rating Scale
allows persons to rate their own level of exercise and target their desired level of activity
Health disparity:
Differences in mortality and morbidity of illness based on culture and ethnic background.
Healthy People initiatives
Ten-year initiatives led by the U.S. Public Health Service in an effort to reduce preventable death and disability for Americans.
226 objectives for the nation to achieve in 10 years
Health contract
A behavior-changing tool that relies on the self-management capability of a client, after initial assistance is provided by a clinician or a health educator.
Medicare prevention
Free or partially reimbursed prevention interventions for eligible Medicare recipients.
Agnosia:
Loss of ability to understand auditory, visual, or other sensations.
Aphasia:
Impaired ability to communicate.
Functional incontinence:
The genitourinary tract is functioning and incontinence is due to immobility or cognitive limitations.
health behavior change
attempts to explain the processes underlying the learning of new health behaviors
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
is the premier educational and advocacy organization for promoting better nutritional habits in the United States.
Health Promotion Institute (HPI)
HPI started by summarizing 16 model programs or best practices and compiling them into a loose-leaf directory
social cognitive theory (SCT)
suggests that outcome expectations are beliefs that when a person engages in a certain behavior, certain outcomes will result
barriers to learning
These include chronic illnesses, normal aging changes occurring with advancing age, health disparities, and other factors that may accompany cultural diversity.
Use the principles of adult learning theory
• Assess readiness to learn.
• Involve the audience at the start with questions or stories to which they can relate.
• Draw the participants into the material from the beginning.
• Provide reasons for them to learn by pointing out the significance of the topic using statistics and research.
Assistive technology:
Technological tools used to access education, employment, recreation, or communication, enabling someone to live as independently as possible.
the primary purpose of assistive technology
is to bridge the gap between an older person’s declining capabilities and the unchanging environmental demands of home and community
Common applications for assistive technology
1) position and mobility, 2) environmental access and control, 3) self-care, 4) sensory impairment, 5) social interaction and recreation, and 6) computer-related technology.
augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
refers to all forms of communication that enhance or supplement speech and writing, either temporarily or permanently
Nursing informatics
encompasses the use of information technologies in relation to any functions that are within the sphere of nursing and that are carried out by nurses in the performance of their practice