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Promoting Older Adutl Learning- Make sure that the pt is ready to learn before trying to te_____. Watch for clues that the pt is too preocuppied or too anx))))) to comprehend the material.
teach
anxious
Is the pt physically well enough to be taught or is he or she in p+++++
pain
Sit facing the pt so that he or she is able to watching you lip move_____ and facial expressions.
movements
INTEGUMENTARY- Loss of skin elasticity with fat lo___ in the lower extremities and pigmentation chan_____
fat loss
pigmentation changes
Aging INTEGUMENTARY- Glandular atrophy (oil, moisture, and sweat glands) hair decreased in men and increased in w______
women
Aging INTEGUMENTARY-Atrophy of epidermal arterioles and slower nail g______
growth
Aging RESPIRATORY= Decreased cough reflex, decreased cil____
increased anterior posterior chest diameter, and increased chest wall rig_____
cilia
rigidity
Aging RESPIRATORY= Fewer alveoli; Increased airway resist____; and increased risk of respiratory infec___
resistance
infection
Aging Cardiovascular- Thickening of blood vessel walls; narrowing of vessel lu____, loss of vessel elas___; Calci______ of heart valves; lower cardiac output; decreased barore_____ sensitivity;
lumen
elasticity
calcification
baroreceptor
Development refers to biological, cognitive, and socio-emotional changes that begin at the conception and continue to life In some conditions, development is de______ or regresses
delayed
ERIKSON- Every individual has to complete particular ta___ before moving to the next one
Erickson has _____stages of life
task
8
ERIKSEN- Trust vs Mistrust
(B_____ to 1___ months)
BIRTH
18 months
ERIKSON Autonomy vs S______
(18 months to 3 years)
SHAME
Initiative vs guilt
(3 – ___ years)
5
Erikson- Industry vs infer_____
(6 – ___ years)
inferiority
12
Erikson- Identity vs role confu_____
(12 – ____years)
confusion
19
Erikson- Intimacy vs isol_____
(18 – ____ years)
isolation
29
Erikson-Generativity vs self-absorption
& stag_______
(35 – ____ years)
stagnation
64
ERIkson- Integrity vs des____
(____ years and up)
despair
65
Freud Every individual go through
____stages of psychosexual
development.
5
Freud Every stage is characterized
by body parts se_____l pleasure
(mouth, anus, and gen____).
Personality is the result of how
individuals resolve conflicts these
sources
sexual
genitals
Freud Oral stage
(Birth - ____ to ____
months)
12 to 18
Freud Anal stage
(---- to ----- months
to 3 years)
12 to 18 months to 3 years
Freud Phallic stage
(3 to --- years)
6
Freud Lat_____stage
(6 to 12 years)
latent
Freud Genital stage
(Puberty through
adu_______)
adulthood
Kohlberg- Moral stages develop in stages.
Recognizes ___ stages of moral
development in ___levels.
6, 3
Pre-conven______ reasoning
Conventional reasoning
Post-conventional reasoning
Pre-conventional
Havighurst Conducted ext______ research and developed a theory of human development based on developmental ta____.
extensive
tasks
Havighurst theory: 3 developmental tasks:
1. Tasks that surface because of physical
mat_______
2. Tasks that evolve from personal val_____
3. Tasks that are the result of pressure from
soc_____.
physical maturation
values
societal pressure
Havinghurst believes that the number of tasks differs in each age level for individuals due to interr_______ among biology, society, and personal values.
interrelationship
Havinghurst He identified six stages:
1. infancy and adulthood
2. mid____ childhood
3. adolescence
4. early adulthood
5. middle adulthood
6. late adulthood.
middle childhood
Every individual is unique and nurses need to approach every person without gene______ all patients.
The number of older adults is increasing in the United States.
According to the Administration of Aging, there were 39.6 million adults over age 65 in the United States.
According to estimates, the number of older adults will increase to 72.1 million by 2030.
generalizing
The following are some of the contributing factors for the increase of older adults:
a) aging of the baby-b_____ generation
b) growth of the population segment over age 85
The diversity of multicult____ population who are over 65 is also increasing.
In 2008, minority group were 19.6% of the population over 65 (African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, American Indians, and other Pacific Islanders).
baby boom
multicultural
Sit or stand at eye level, in front of the patient in full
view.
Face the older adult while speaking; do not cov___ your
mouth. Speak clearly.
Provide diffuse, bright, non glare lighting.
Encourage the older adult to use his or her familiar
ass_____ devices such as glasses or magnifiers.
cover
assistive
Use caution when interpreting signs and symptoms of dis_____ and laboratory values.
It is important to recognize early indicators of an acute ill____ in older adults.
diseases
illness
Some mental changes are often drug related, caused by drug tox_____ or adverse drug events.
Many conditions are common causes of functional dec____; thus nurses are essential in early identification, referral, and treatment of health problems in older adults.
toxicity
decline
Percep____ of well-being defines quality of life.
Older patients’ concept of health revolves around how they perceive their ability to funct____.
Nurses need to be cognizant of normal age-rel____ changes.
Not all physiological changes are pathological.
perception
function
related
Systems affected in elderly: Integumentary
Respiratory
Cardiovascular
Gastrointestinal
Musculoskeletal
Neurological
Sensory
Genitourinary
Repro______
Endocrine
Immune System
reproductive
Cardiac and Elderly: Decreased efficiency of venous valves, increased pulmonary vascular ten_____, increased systolic _____, decreased per_____ circulation
tension
BP
peripheral
Elderly and Gastrointestinal-Periodontal disease; decrease in saliva; gastric secretions; pancreatic enz____; smooth muscles changes with decreased esophageal peri____ and small intestinal moti____
enzymes
peristalsis
motility
Elderly and Gastrointestinal-gastric atrop___; decreased production of intrin___ factor; increased stomach p___; and loss of sm_____ muscle in the stomach
atrophy,
intrinsic
ph
stomach
Elderly and Gastrointestinal-hemmoroids and anal fissures; rectal prol____; and impaired rectal se________
prolapse
sensation
Musculoskeletal and Elderly- decreased muscle ma____ and strength, decalci_____ of bones; degenera___ joint changes, dehydration of inver____ disc
mass
decalcification
degenerative
invertebral
Neurological and Elderly- degeneration of nerve cells; decrease in neuro_____; decrease in rate of cond______ of impulses.
neurotransmitters
conduction
Sensory Eyes and Elderly: decreased accomo____ to near/far vision presbyopia- is a condition in which the le___ of the eye loses its ability to focus, making it difficult to see objects up clo___. Symptoms: Decreased focusing ability for near objects;
accomodation
lens
close
Sensory Ears and Elderly: Loss of acuity for high freq____ tones, this is called presbycu____
presbycusis
Sensory Ears and Elderly: Thickening of tymp_____ membrane; scler___ of inner ear; build-up of earwax or ceru____
tympanic
sclerosis
cerumen
Sensory Taste and Elderly: diminished frequently fewer taste b_____
buds
Sensory Smell and Elderly: Often dimin______
diminished
Sensory Touch and Elderly: Decreased skin recep____
skin receptors decreased
Elderly Propioception: Decreased awareness of body pos____ in spa____
position
space
Genitourinary and Elderly: fewer nephrons; 50% decrease in renal flow by age ____ Decreased blad___ capacity
80
bladder
Genitourinary and Male Elderly: Enlargement of pro_____
prostate
Genitourinary and Female Elderly: reduced sphin___ tone
sphincter
Elderly and Reproductive: Male sperm c____ diminished, smaller testes, erections less f___ and slow to develop
count
firm
Elderly and Reproductive: female: decreased estrogen production; degeneration of ov____; atrophy of vag____;
ovaries
vagina
Elderly- Endocrine- General alterations in hormone production with decreased ability to respond to str____
stress
Elderly- Endocrine- Thy____ - decreased secretions
thyroid
Elderly- Endocrine- cortisol- glucocorticoids- increased inflam_____ hormone
inflammatory
Elderly- Immune System- Thymus invol____; T cell function decreases
involution
Advance directives includes: a. Living w____
b. Health care proxies
c. Durable power of attorney
These documents are based on patient’s informed con____, patient autonomy, truth telling, and control over dying process.
wills
consent
Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) requires health care institutions to provide written infor_____ to patients concerning their right under state law to make dec_____ including the right to refuse treatment and formulate advance directives.
Under this act, the patient needs to have documentation if he or she has signed an advance directive.
Be familiar with policy institution!!
information
decisions
Living Will:
It is a written document in which
the patient determine which
medical proc_____ he or she wants
or does not want when term____ ill
or in veg_____ state.
procedures
terminally
vegetative
Health care proxies or Durable Power of Attorney: It is a leg___ document that designates a person or persons of one’s own choice to make health care dec____ when the patient is no longer able to make decisions of his or her own.
legal
decisions
DNR
“Do not resuci____” or “No code”
Be familiar with your state DNR
protocols.
resucitate
Assessment of medication history: Prescr____ medications
Over the Counter
Herbal products
Prescribed
Assessment of medication history includes: Frequency
Method of administration
Last dose and t_____ and side effects Oto____ (Gentamycin, streptomycin, tobramycin)
time
ototoxic
Necessary loss: people learn to expect that most nec_____ losses are eventually replaced by something different or better.
But losses like a husband, relative may cause perm____ changes in their lives.

Maturational loss: it is a necessary loss that includes all normally expec____ life changes across life span. Ex. When mother leaves son for 1st time at the school.

Situational loss: cause by sudden, unpredict_____ external events. For example: in a car accident a person got injured and cannot walk anymore. As result, the patient is impossible to go back to work.
Actual loss: occurs when a person can not longer feel, hear, see. Example: loss of body part, death of a family member or loss of a job.
Perceived loss: people who are rejected by peers as results lack of confidence or changes happen in a group.
necessary
permanent
expected
unpredictable
Normal grief: uncomplicated is a common universal reaction characterized by complex emotional, cog____, social, physical, behavioral and spiritual responses to loss and death. Feelings of acceptance, anger and depression are seen in this patient. Viol____ behavior may poses at risk to survivors.

Anticipatory grief: it is the unconscious process of letting go before the actual loss or death occurs.
Disenfranchised grief: unsupported grief when the person’s loss and grief do not meet the norms of grief acknowledge by his or her culture such the death of pet.
Complicated grief: person has a prolong and difficult time moving forward after loss. Patient has trouble accepting the loss. Occurs when persons have conflicted relationshiop.
cognitive
violent
Anticipatory grief: it is the unconscious process of letting go before the actual lo____ or death occurs.
loss
Situational loss: cause by sud____, unpredictable external events. For example: in a car accident a person got injured and cannot walk anymore. As result, the patient is impossible to go back to work.
sudden
Actual loss: occurs when a person can not longer feel, hear, see. Example: loss of body pa___, death of a family member or loss of a job.
body part
Perceived loss: people who are rej_____ by peers as results lack of confidence or changes happen in a group.
rejected
Cognitive Symptoms of Grief: disbelief, confu____, difficulty with decision making, and inability to con_____
confusion
concentrate
Feelings: sorrow, anger, fear, gui___, and anx____
guilt anxiety
Factors affecting grief:
Human development
Personal relatio____
Nature of the loss
Coping strategies
Socioeconomic status
Culture and ethn_____
Spir_____ and religious beliefs
personal relationship
ethnicity
spiritual
C. Thinking and Loss: Listen carefully to the patient’s percep____.
Use cult____-specific understanding.
perceptions
culture
C Thinking and Loss: Use Professional Standards:
Nursing Code of Ethi___
Dying Person’s Bill of Rig___
ANA Scope and Standards of Hospice and Palliative Nursing
Use Clinical Standards: American Society of Pain Management Nurses’ Guidel____
ethics
rights
Am Society of Pain Management Guidelines
Nursing Process and Grief
know
Jennifer will ensure that Mrs. Kelly's pain is well managed before asking about her other priorities for care. Jennifer knows that many families have never given end-of-life care, so she plans to provide teaching for their priority concerns.
case study
Assessment:Conversations about the meaning of loss to a patient often lead to other important areas of assessment:
Patient’s cop___ style
The nature of fam___ relationships
Social sup____ systems
The nature of the loss
Cultural and spiritual beliefs
Life goals
Family grief pat_____
Self-care
Sources of ho____
coping
family
support
family grief patterns
sources of hope
Nursing DiagnosisAnticipatory grieving
Compromised family coping
Death anxiety
Fear
Ineffective denial
Grieving
Read in little book
planning
Care plans for the dying patient focus on
comfort
Preserving dignity and quality of life
Providing family members with emotional, social, and spiritual support
Give priority to a patient’s most urgent physical or psychological needs while also considering his or her expectations and priorities.
Read in little book
Nurse presence read in chap on lo____
loss
ORAL STAGE-Freud- Erikson- trust vs ____ piaget- sensorimotor period- from reflex activity to re____ actions
0-18 months
mistrust
reflex
ANAL STAGE- Freud 18months- 3years- autonomy vs shame and do____ Self-control and independence. Piaget- preoperational period thinking and using sym____ Preconventional morality- Kohlberg- punishment- obe____ orientation. Interest in pleasure but delay of grat_____ Self-control, willpower, and choi___
doubt
symbols
obedience
gratification
choices
ANAL STAGE-18 monts vs 3 yrs Piaget- use of sym____ and images. Fantasy and magical thinking- Difficulty conceptualizing ti____ Nursing interventions involve play because play important to cog______ development- Erikson Autonomy vs Shame and D_____Limiting choices or harsh punishment leads to shame and doubt/ self care toileting and feeding. Piaget preoperational ages 2- ___
symbols
time
cognitive
doubt
7
ORAL STAGE- Piaget- Infants develop a sche___ or action pattern for dealing with the environment. Freud- oral satisfaction and realizes parent is separate from sel___; inadequate bonding could affect development
schema
self
LEVEL 1 Kohlberg- likes and dislikes; egocentric; punishment and obed_____
obedience
Initiative vs Guilt- 3 to 6 years- Role-playing, fantasy. Developing superego or con______. Sense of initative without imposing on freedoms of o_____. Guilt. learn impulse con____ and cooperative behavior. Still at Piaget Preoperational 2-__. Freud Phallic Stage Ages 3-5- genitals are the focus. Fantasizes about parent of opposite sex. At end identifies with same sex parent. Exploration and imagination
conscience
others
control
7
Industry vs Inferiority Erikson- Ages 6-11 Freud latent stage. Socially productive skills and too___. Sense of inadequacy or inferiority. Freud- latency- sexual urges repressed and sublimated to socially accep___. Social and Educational
tools
acceptable
Trust vs Mistrust Erikson- healthy personaliy consistent caregiver; anticipatory guid_____
guidance
Industry and Inferiority - sense of competency- school age child should understand hospital routines and participate in own t_____
treatment
Identiy vs Role confusion- Erikson Puberty decisions such as vocation and marriage; Sense of identiy; devotion and fidelity to oth____
others
Intimacy vs Isolation Erikson young adult. Meaninful friendships and intimacy. Nurses must understand hospitalization increases need for in_____
intimacy
Generativity vs Self-Absorption and Stagnation ERIKSON Middle Age- Expansion of social and personal involvement. Contribute to future generations. Volunteering. Nurses foster social dev+++++
development
Integrity vs Despair Old Age- ERIKSON- Loss of Status and function; appraisal of l____; Search for the meaning in life; Integrity enough not to fear d______
life, death
Havinghurst- successful resolution of the developmental task is essential to successful prog____ thru life.
progression
Havinghurst 6 stages and 6 developmental ta____ for each stage.
tasks
Havinghurst-activity theory- active involved lifestyle leads to greater satisfaction and well be____
well-being
Havinghurst inf_____ and early childhood birth to age 6, middle childhood age 6 to age12, adolescene 13 to 18, early adult 19 to 30, middle adult 30 to 60, and late adult age 60 and over.
infancy
Havinghurst older adults should not have to w_____ from society
withdraw
ORAL STAGE Sensorimotor- Piaget- Infants develop a sche___ or action pattern for dealing with the environment. Preoperational- fantasy, symbols, and magical _______
thinking
Preoperational- Piaget- 2 to 7 play, egocentric, and have difficulty conceptualizing t_____
time
Kohlberg- STAGE !-Preconventional Reasoning level 1- egocentric and limited cognitive thinking. Likes and pleasures. Ilness as a punis______
punishment
Kohlberg- STAGE 2- Instrumental Relativist Orientation- more than one right view. Parent may or may not be wrong. Punishment as something to avo____
avoid
Kohlberg- LEVEL 2- Conventional Reasoning- Sees moral reasoning as based on his or her own personal internalization of societal expectations. Loyalty to social order. How will it affect oth+++++
others
Kohlberg- STAGE 3- Good boy Good Girl Orientation- to win appro____
approval
Kohlberg- STAGE 4- Society Maintaining Orientation- Expand relationship with others to societal concerns. Know not rig____
right
Kohlberg- STAGE 5-Social Contract Orientation- Basic Rights- Not on societal concerns but an independant effort as to what society should val____
value
Kohlberg- STAGE 6 Universal Ethical Principle Orientation- Conscience Abstract Principles, Equal respect for all Civil dis_____
civil disobedience
Kohlberg= age and gender bi___
bias
Teach Elderly: Speak Slowly in a nor___ tone of voice
Present one concept at a t_____
Concrete vs ab_____
normal
time
abstract
Ego defense mechanisms- COMPENSATION- Making up for a deficiency in one's aspect of self image by strongly emphasizing a feature considered an asset. Person with poor communication relies on organizational sk_____
skills
Ego defense mechanisms- CONVERSION- unconsciously repressing an emotional conflict and transforming it into nonorg)))))) symptoms. Going through a divorce and insomnia and/or overeating.
nonorganic
Ego defense mechanisms- DENIAL - avoiding emotional symptoms by consciously refusing to ack_____ Person refuses to discuss personal loss.
acknowledge
Ego defense mechanisms- DISPLACEMENT= Transferring emotions, ideas, or wishes from a stressful stituation to an less anxiety provoking sub____
substitute
Ego defense mechanisms-IDENTIFICATION- Pattern+++++behavior after that of another person and assuming that person's qualities, charac and actions.
patterning
Ego defense mechanisms- DISSOCIATION- is experiencing a subjective sense of numb____and a reduced aware))))) of one's surroundings.
numbness
awareness
Ego defense mechanisms-REGRESSION is coping with a stressor thru actions and behaviors associated with an ear)))))) developmental period.
earlier
Factors that influence stress and coping are situational: promotions, relocation, downsiz)))))). Other factors that affect stress and coping are matur______ and vary with life stage. child: appearance; preadol self-esteem; adol with peers; adults major life changes; in elderly loss of autonomy or frailty or health AND SOCIOCULTURAL
downsizing
maturational
The 3 stages of the GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME are ALAR______ Blood glucose up, Epinephrine up, NE up, Heart r____ up, Blood flow to mus_____, oxygen intake and mental alertness.
ALARM
Heart rate
muscles
The 3 stages of the GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME are : RESIST stabilizes and responds in a manner opposite to ALARM.
RESISTANCE
The 3 stages of the GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME are : the EXHAUST))))) stage occurs when the body is no longer able to resist the effects of the stres))))) and has depleted the energy necessary to maintain adaptation. Same response depleted energy
EXHAUSTION
stressor
ALLOSTATIC LOAD- the chronic arousal with the presence of powerful hormones causes excessive wear and tear on the person and is called allostatic +++++
allostatic load
Coping is the effort to manage psych stre+=++
Coping mechanisms include psychologically adaptive and task oriented behaviors including prob))))) techniques
stress
problem- solving
Ego defense mechanisms- regulate emotional distress and give a person protection from anxiety and str-----
stress
Crisis- stress overwhelms coping mech_____ and pts lose emotional bal+++++
coping mechanisms
emotional balance
Fight or Flight syndrome to stress= arousal of Sympath_____ ))))))) preparing a person for action.
sympathetic nervous system
Medulla oblongata, RAS and pitu_____ control reaction to stress.
pituitary
GENERAL ADAPTION SYNDROME IS A 3 STAGE REACTION TO STRE____AND DESCRIBES HOW BODY RESPONDS TO A STRESSOR.
STRESS
CRISIS MEANS FACING A TURNING POINT. 3 TYPES: MATURATIONAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL; SITUATIONAL; AND ADVENTITIOUS (MAN- MADE DISASTER; CRIME OF VIO_____
VIOLENCE
FACTORS INFLUENCING STRESS: SITUATIONAL, MATURATIONAL, AND SOCIO+++++and Environmental, social, and cultural stressors perceived by children, adolescents, and adults
SOCIOCULTURAL
STRESS- AN EXP)))))) TO WHICH A PERSON IS EXPOSED THRU A STIMULUS OR STRESSOR.
EXPERIENCE
STRESSOR= TENSION PRODUCING STIMULI ACTING ON OR WITHIN A SYS_____
SYSTEM
BURNOUT IS THE RESULT OF CHRONIC STRESS. NURSING; INTENSE CAREGIVING AND LOOKS LIKE EMOT EXHAUST++++
EMOTIONAL EXHAUSTION
STRESS MANAGEMENT TECH: EXERCISE; SUPPORT SYSTEMS; JOURNAL WRITING; PROG MUSCLE RELAX_____; AND GUIDED IMAGERY AND VISUALIZATION
MUSCLE RELAXATION
Strategies to prevent burnout: Identify your limits and scope of responsibilities at work.
Recognize the areas that you can control and you are able to change.
Recognize the areas that are not part of your respon_____.
Separate work from home.
Friends
Avoid social isolation
Engage in activities for fun!!! (beach, park, traveling, exercises, movies).
responsibility
local adaptation syndrome- the loc_____ response of a tissue, organ, or system that occurs as a reaction to stress.
localized
, James Fowler presented a six-stage theory of faith development The adult stages in Fowler's theory typically include stages three through six.Stage 3. Synthetic-conven)))))): In this stage, a person knows why he/she believes. One pulls together various parts of faith and tends to conform to the majority, and people are rewarded or punished for following rules laid down by the proper authority (the church or Bible). Views at this stage are often stereotyped.
synthetic-conventional
Stage 4. Individuative-reflective: There is a relocation of auth____ within the self, along with a critical reflection of one's beliefs. Faith becomes uniquely one's own. In addition, there is usually a struggle to grow and understand.
authority
Stage 5 Conjunctive: Individuals realize the parado___ in faith, and learn to live with their faith and their questions. This stage involves a dynamic, trusting relationship with God.
paradoxes
Stage 6. Universalizing Faith: This stage is defined by feeling at one with God. People here invest their lives in a larger cause without being concerned by the personal cost (Parrott & Steele, 1995; Swensen, Fuller, & Clements, 1993). These stages are simply frameworks of underst____ people and where they are in regard to their faith.
understanding
According to Fowler, "human beings are genetically potentiated -that is gifted at birth- with readiness to develop f____(Lownsdale, 1997).
faith
AGE COHORT- elderly- young/old=60-74, middle/old=75-84, and old/old-= ____ and above
85
gray panthers are a support group for the elderly and AARP an advocacy g)))))))
group
Features of Dementia: insidious, slow on____, long course no diurnal effects, progressive yet relatively st_____ over time course, duration of months to y_____, consciousness is cl+++++, alertness and attention is generally norm____
onset
stable
years
clear
normal
Features of Dementia: Orientation generally normal to person and place but not to ti))))))). Recent and remote mem____ impaired.
time
memory
Features of Dementia: Thinking difficulty with ab+++++, thoughts diminished, judgement impaired, words difficult to f_____
abstraction
find
Features of Dementia: Perception and psychomotor behavior usually norm____ with some apraxia
normal
Features of Dementia: sleep wake cycle frag_____
fragmented
Needs of ElderlySit or stand at eye level, in front of the patient in full
view.
Face the older adult while speaking; do not cover your
mouth. Speak clearly.
Provide diffuse, bright, non gla___ lighting.
Encourage the older adult to use his or her familiar
assistive devices such as glasses or magnifiers.
glare
Use caution when interpreting signs and symptoms of diseases and laboratory values.
It is important to recognize early indicators of an ac____ illness in older adults.
Some mental changes are often drug related, caused by drug tox))))))) or adverse drug events.
Many conditions are common causes of functional decl____; thus nurses are essential in early identification, referral, and treatment of health problems in older adults.
acute
toxicity
decline
Features of Dementia: Associated Features: variable affect, symptoms of autonomic hyperarousal, exaggeration of personality type, and associated with ac____ illness.
acute
stochastic- aging result of phys changes. nonstochastic genetically programmed ch____
changes
Health Care Proxies or Durable Power of Attorney: DPAHC designates the person or person's of one's choosing to make health care deci_____ when the person is no longer when individual no longer able to make decisions on own behalf.
decisions
In addition to federal statues, the ethical doctrine of autonomy ensures the pt the right to ref++++ med tx.
refuse
Perform CP)))) unless there is a DNR order in pt chart
CPR
Continuity or Developmental theories= personality stable and behavior more pred____ as we age. geotranscendence from a materialistic to a cosmic view
predicatable
Cogntive signs of stress : Memory problems
Inability to concen((((((
Poor judgment
Seeing only the negative
Anxious or racing thoughts
Constant worrying
concentrate
Emotional signs of stress: Moodiness
Irritability or short temper
Agitation, inability to relax
Feeling over_______
Sense of loneliness and isolation
Depression or general unhappiness
overwhelmed
Physical Signs of stress
Aches and pains
Diarrhea or constipation
Nausea, diz)))))))
Chest pain, rapid heartbeat
Loss of sex drive
Frequent colds
dizziness
Nursing diagnoses and stress: anxiety, caregiver role strain, ineffective coping, fear, risk for PTSD, inso____, situational loss of self esteem, and stress overload.
insomnia
Alarm Reaction: Posterior Pituitary: Increased ADH leads to increased water reabsorption, Increased ACTH, Increased Cortisol leads to increased gluco++++++
gluconeogenesis
Alarm Reaction: Increased protein catabolism, fat catabolism, Increased aldosterone leads to increased sodium reab+++++
reabsorption
normal uncomplicated grief- common reaction characterized by emotional, cognitive, social, physical, behavioral, and spir+++++ responses to loss- Normal grief
spiritual
anticipatory grief- this is the unconcious process of disengaging or letting go before the actual loss or death occurs. prolonged or pred____ grief
predicted
disenfrancized grief- marginal or unsupported grief. Relationship to the deceased person is not socially san_____
sanctioned
Ambiguous Loss- lost person is physically present but not psych availble as in dementia or brain in)))))). Psych attachment but no phy____ attachment
brain injury
physical
complicated grief- prolonged or difficult time after a loss. Homicide suicide accidents death of a ch____
child
Exaggerated Grief- self-destructuve and mala____ behavior, obsessions, psychiatric
maladaptive
Delayed Grief- post)))))) grief usually to a second loss
postponed
Masked Grief- behave in ways that interfere with normal functioning but unaware that disruptive functioning is result of lo++++
loss
Types of loss: necessary (threatening), maturational (life changes), situational (unexpected, unpredicatable life events), actual, and perceived (less obvious to othe____)
others
A person experiences stress only if the event or circumstance is personally significant. Evaluating an event for its personal mean____ is primary appraisal.
meaning
Secondary appraisal focuses on coping str______
strategies