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14 Cards in this Set
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adult development
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development of physical, sociocultural, and psychologic factors in aging adults
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ageism
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a negative attitude based on age, which leads to discrimination in the care given to older adults
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caregiver
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someone who provides supervision and direct care, and coordinates services
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delirium
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a transient condition characterized by disorganized thinking, difficulty concentrating, and sensory misperceptions that lasts from 1 to 7 days
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elder abuse
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physical, financial, psychologic, or sexual abuse that occurs against older adults
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ethno-geriatrics
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a term used to describe the specialty area of providing culturally competent care to ethnic elders
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frail elderly
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the term given to represent adults 75 years of age and older with a variety of ongoing and accumulating health concerns
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gerontologic nursing
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a specialty nursing practice in which the nurse approaches the older adult patient with a whole-person (physical, psychologic, socioeconomic) perspective
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Medicare
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medical reimbursement coverage for those 65 years of age and older designed for acute illness care; also covers persons who receive social security disability benefits and persons with end-stage renal disease
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nonstochastic theory
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the hypothesis that things are not related to chance; in aging it refers to a theory that aging occurs at the molecular and cellular levels and is programmed by genes
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old-old adults
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a term used to represent adults who are 75 years of age and older
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polypharmacy
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the use of multiple medications by one patient who has more than one health problem
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stochastic theory
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the hypothesis that things are due to chance
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young-old adults
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a term used to represent adults who are 55 to 75 years of age
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