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18 Cards in this Set
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Young Old |
65-74 |
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Old |
75-84 |
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Oldest-Old |
85+ |
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Elderly poverty |
15.9% of older adults live below poverty line |
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Decline in any organ system is due to? |
illness not aging |
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Key organ systems most vulnerable to illness or disease in the elderly |
circulatory (cardio) musculoskeletal (osteo) lower urinary tract (renal/UTI) CNS (neuro) |
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Predominant presentations of illness/disease in the elderly |
delirium dementia falls incontinence functional decline syncope
drug side effects at low doses many compensatory mechanisms are compromised concurrently |
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Critical gerontology functions for NP |
Health promotion Health maintenance Disease prevention Facilitation of self-care
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Top 8 most common conditions in older adults |
Parkinson's HTN Heart Disease Respiratory disease DM Cancer CV Atherosclerosis/Alzheimer's |
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Top 10 most common reasons for older adults to be hospitalized |
heart disease cancer cerebrovascular disease pneumonia fractures bronchitis osteoarthritis DM disease of nervous system or sense organs BPH |
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Top 12 most common of death among older adults |
heart disease cancer cerebrovascular disease COPD pneumonia and influenza DM accidents Alzheimer's Septicemia Atherosclerosis HTN |
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Adult congregate communities |
residents buy condos and pay monthly fee for grass moving, leaf raking, etc
medical center is on-site with 24/7 nursing services |
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Assisted Living |
rental retirement community for those who need assistance with complex ADLs (cooking, shopping, money management, etc)
3 meals per day
24/7 RN on call provided |
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continuing care community |
continuum care from 24/7 independent living care to special nursing home
must be independent when he/she enters
requires monthly fee…expensive |
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Board and care |
similar to AL single-family house converted into a residence for elderly and disabled residents |
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Subsidized housing for elderly |
for low-income elderly in good health
24/7 nursing care provided
blood pressure and basic checkups are available daily by on-site nurses |
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skilled nursing |
24-hour nursing for people with serious health care needs but who do not require hospitalization
broken hip, treating an infection, etc
admission prescribed by physician |
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intermediate care facilities |
less extensive health care alternative than skills nursing facilities
mainly for people not able to live alone but who need minimum medical assistance and help with personal/social care |
