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Gerontology
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the study of all aspects of the aging process
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Gerontological nursing
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the holistic view of the nursing care of older persons
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Geriatrics
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the branch of medicine dealing with the physiologic characteristics of aging and the diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the aged
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long term care
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the provision of medical, social, and personal care services on a recurring or continuing basis to persons with chronic disorders
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extended care facility
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an institution devoted to providing medical, nursing, or custodial care for an individual over a prolonged period, either for a chronic or acute disease
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skilled nursing facility
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for elders who require a higher level of nursing care b/c of the acuity level of the client requires a greater nurse to client ratio
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Communication technique
Giving recognition |
calling the patient by their name
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Offering self |
make yourself available
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Acknowledging feelings |
lets the patient know his feelings are understood and accepted
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Giving information |
make available the facts the patient needs or ask for
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Using silence |
gives patient time to collect thoughts and nurse to see nonverbal cues
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Broad openings |
encourage patient to talk and determine the direction of the conversation
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General leads |
lets patient know your listening and they can continue
ex.- yes, oh, uh uh |
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Reflection |
repeat part or all of patients statement
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Seeking clarification |
seek to make clear what is vague
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Sharing observation/ perceptions |
verbalize what is perceived and call to patient's awareness
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Asking questions |
trying to get information; can be closed ended, leading, and/or opened ended
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Summarizing |
everything you did at the end of the day
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Presenting reality |
show them the truth
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False reassurance |
Letting the patient know they will be ok
ex.- Don't worry you will be fine |
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Giving approval/ disapproval |
saying yes or no to a patents actions
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Rejecting |
refusing to discuss certain topics with the patient
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Agreeing/ Disagreeing |
Saying yes or no to a patients statements, puts the nurse in the position to judge
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Advising |
Telling the client what to do
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Probing |
Trying to get information out of the patient for curiosity
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Challenging |
Giving a response that makes clients prove their statement or point of view
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Defending |
Explaining or protecting other peoples actions
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Belittling |
Denies importance of patients feelings
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Stereotyping |
saying or acting on stereotyping comments
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Leading questions |
Directing the conversation in the self interest of the nurse
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Concern
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marked interest or regard usually arising through a personal tie or relationship
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Responsibility
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liable to be called on to answer
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Trust
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assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something
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Empathy
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2 kinds:
Learned- you have seen it before True- you have experienced it |
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Sympathy
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the act or capacity of entering into or sharing the feelings or interests of another
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Genuineness
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sincerely and honestly felt or experienced
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Involved objectivity
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Conscience awareness to see events without reacting in a highly personal way
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Unconditional positive regard
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Caring for the person as a person not an object
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Consistency
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showing steady conformity to character, profession, belief, or custom
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Non- judgemental
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Not reacting on your values or what you think is right
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Non- punitive
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not inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment to the patient for saying or doing something the nurse does not like
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Nursing process
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nursing practice in action, used to meet the client's health care needs, required by National Practice Standards, and provides the basis for the NCLEX
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Assessing
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collecting, organizing, validating, and recording data about the client's health
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Objective data
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measurable data
ex.- lab work, hieght, weight |
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Subjective data
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data given by the patient
ex.- "I'm in pain" |
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Medical Diagnosis
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the art or act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms
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Nurse Diagnosis
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a clinical judgement about an individual, family or community responses to actual and potential health problems for which the nurse is accoutable
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Planning
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putting together the goals wanting to be achieve, the expected outcomes, nursing interventions
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Implementing
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carrying out the planned interventions
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Evaluating
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review goal/ expected outcomes to determine the degree to which they have been achieved
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Cultural care
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the provision of nursing care across cultural boundaries
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Culture
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the non physical traits such as values, beliefs, attitudes, and customs
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Diversity
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the fact or state of being different
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Ethnicity
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group within the social system that claims to possess variable traits such as a common religion or language
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Holistic health belief
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Health is a positive process; overall healthy functioning.
Illness is an imbalance in physical, psychological, or sociocultural environment |
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Magico- religious health belief
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Health is a sign of God's favor or blessing. Illness is seen as them doing bad or wrong
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Race
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a category of humankind that shares certain distinctive physical traits
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Scientific health belief
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Health is the absence of disease
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Socialization
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the process by which a human being beginning at infancy acquires the habits, beliefs, and accumulated knowledge of society through education and training for adult status
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Acculturation
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cultural modification of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture
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Cell mediated immunity
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involves the T cells; cannot be given like a vaccine
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Active immunity
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the host PRODUCES its own antibodies
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Antibody
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used to remove "invaders"
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Antibody- mediated immunity also called acquired immunity
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involves the B cell lymphocytes; can be active or passive
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Antigen
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foriegn substance in the body that triggers the body to make antigens
ex.- bacteria, virus |
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Antiseptics
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substance (as hydrogen peroxide) that checks the growth or action of microorganisms especially in or on living tissue
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Asepsis
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being clean and/or sterile
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Convalescent period
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last stage in the infectious process; acute symptoms of infection disappear; recovery occurs; duration may be longer than expected; can easily relapse or get another infection
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iatrogenic
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caused by some procedure done in the hospital
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Illness period
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marked by signs and symtoms that are specific to the type of infection; fever is often present
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Incubation period
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period b/w invasion of the microorganism and before the first visible sign of disease; varies with the illness
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Infection
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an invasion of body tissue by pathogenic microorganisms which proliferate and can cause damage to the tissue and possible loss of function.
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Standard precautions
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isolation or barrier protection against unknown pathogens; to be used fro all clients when contact or possible contact with blood, body fluids, non intact skin and mucous membranes may occur
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Nosocomial or HAI
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acquired during delivery of health care
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Passive immunity
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the host RECEIVES antibodies from natural and/ or artificial source
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Prodromal period
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nonspecific feelings of discomfort, feelings that illness is about to occur, low grade fever, fatigue; most capable of speading disease to others; short duration of time
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Growth
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physical change and increase in size; measured quantitatively; takes place in the first 20 years of life
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Development
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increase in the complexity of function and skill progression; the capacity and skill of a person to adapt to the environment; continues throughout life
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Generativity
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concern for the next generation; thinks outside of themselves (altruistic)
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Stagnation
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unable to expand interests; does not accept responsibility; withdrawn; self indulgent
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Sexuality
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individually expressed and highly personal; evolves from life experiences; many different influences; no universal sexual behaviors
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Sexual health
5 critical components |
sexual self concept; body image; gender identity; gender role behavior; freedoms and reponsibilities
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Spirituality
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that part of a human being that seeks meaningfulness through intra-, inter-, and transpersonal connection
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Spiritual well being
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a feeling of being generally alive, purposeful and fulfilled
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Spiritual distress
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a challenge to the spiritual well being or belief system
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Hope
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process of anticipation that involves the interaction of thinking, acting, feeling, and relating
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