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N212 GERO EXAM 02 HIGHLIGHTABLE MOMENTS CHAPTER 14 PAIN Understanding Pain  Pain is individual and can be very different for different persons with the same disease or injury  “Whatever the experiencing person says it is, existing whenever he or she says it does”  “A subjective**, personal, unpleasant experience involving sensations and perceptions that may or may not relate to bodily or tissue damage” Aronoff (2002) Pain Classification  Acute pain: rapid onset**, re...

N212 GERO ATI LEARNING SYSTEM RN 2.0 GERONTOLOGY FINAL QUIZ A nurse is completing medication reconciliation for an older adult client who is receiving multiple medications. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? A- Clarify the client list of medications with the pharmacist B- compare the current list against the new medication prescriptions C- investigate any discrepancies on that list D- ask the client about over the counter medications she is taking Answer- D ...

EXAM 1 – LEGAL ETHICAL & GERO ASSESSMENT + COGNITIVE & NEURO FUNCTION Chapter 3, 4, 27 The Joint Commission (TJC)  Standards established and used by TJC to review healthcare facilites  considered the industry standard  JOINT COMMISSION** – COVERS HOSPITALS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) • Medicare pays only skilled care: • nursing, physical therapy, occupatonal therapy, and speech therapy—for Medicareinsured persons in long-term care facilites • Me...

EXAM 1 – LEGAL ETHICAL & GERO ASSESSMENT + COGNITIVE & NEURO FUNCTION Chapter 3, 4, 27 The Joint Commission ( TJC )  Standards established and used by TJC to review healthcare facilities  considered the industry standard  JOINT COMMISSION** – COVERS HOSPITALS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ( CMS ) • Medicare pays only skilled care : • nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy—for Medicareinsured persons in long-term care faciliti...

Chapter 3, 4, 27 The Joint Commission ( TJC )  Standards established and used by TJC to review healthcare facilities  considered the industry standard  JOINT COMMISSION** – COVERS HOSPITALS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ( CMS ) • Medicare pays only skilled care : • nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy—for Medicareinsured persons in long-term care facilities • Medicaid pays for both intermediate and skilled care for indigent...

N212 GERO EXAM 02 HIGHLIGHTABLE MOMENTS CHAPTER 14 PAIN Understanding Pain  Pain is individual and can be very different for different persons with the same disease or injury  “Whatever the experiencing person says it is, existing whenever he or she says it does”  “A subjective**, personal, unpleasant experience involving sensations and perceptions that may or may not relate to bodily or tissue damage” Aronoff (2002) Pain Classification  Acute pain: rapid onset**, re...

CHAPTER 14 PAIN Understanding Pain  Pain is individual and can be very different for different persons with the same disease or injury  “Whatever the experiencing person says it is, existing whenever he or she says it does”  “A subjective**, personal, unpleasant experience involving sensations and perceptions that may or may not relate to bodily or tissue damage” Aronoff (2002) Pain Classification  Acute pain: rapid onset**, relatively short duration** and a sign of a ...

A nurse is completing medication reconciliation for an older adult client who is receiving multiple medications. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? A- Clarify the client list of medications with the pharmacist B- compare the current list against the new medication prescriptions C- investigate any discrepancies on that list D- ask the client about over the counter medications she is taking Answer- D The nurse should apply the nursing process priority-setting framew...

A nurse is completing medication reconciliation for an older adult client who is receiving multiple medications. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? A- Clarify the client list of medications with the pharmacist B- compare the current list against the new medication prescriptions C- investigate any discrepancies on that list D- ask the client about over the counter medications she is taking Answer- D The nurse should apply the nursing process priority-setting framew...

A nurse is completing medication reconciliation for an older adult client who is receiving multiple medications. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? A- Clarify the client list of medications with the pharmacist B- compare the current list against the new medication prescriptions C- investigate any discrepancies on that list D- ask the client about over the counter medications she is taking Answer- D The nurse should apply the nursing process priority-setting framework. Th...