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14 Cards in this Set
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alternative approach to confused older adult. accept description of time, place, and person.
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validation therapy
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communication technique that makes older adult aware of time, place, and person.
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reality orientation
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generalized impairment. cognitive function deterioration leads to decline in ability to perform basic activities of daily living
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dementia
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Alzheimer's Disease
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main type of dementia
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genetically programmed physiological mechanisms within body that control the aging process
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nonstochastic theories
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view aging as a result of random cellular damage that occurs over time.
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stochastic theories
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Discrimination against people of increasing age
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Ageism
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nursing care of older adults to be an art and practice of nurturing, caring, and comforting, rather than merely treatment of disease
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gerontic nursing
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branch of medicine dealing with diagnosis and treatment of diseases and problems affecting the older adult
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geriatrics
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assessment of the health and functional status of older adults. Diagnosis, planning, implementing health care and services, evaluating
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gerontological nursing
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gerontology
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study of all aspects of aging process and its consequences
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acute confusional state. sometimes accompanies systemic infections
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delirium
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not normal part of aging--treated as a medical illness
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depression
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recalling the past
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reminiscence
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