Towards healthy aging - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

HCAD 222 Exam #2Is aging a disease? - correct answers Aging is not a disease, but it does increase susceptibility to disease What do 75% of people greater than 65 die from? - correct answers heart disease (men and women), cancer, and stroke What is the definition of chronic conditions? - correct answers -persist for a long period, regardless of whether they cause death (some will be progressive and lead to death) What are examples of chronic conditions? - correct answers -arthritis, ost...

HCAD 222 test #2 Is aging a disease? - correct answers Aging is not a disease, but it does increase susceptibility to disease What do 75% of people greater than 65 die from? - correct answers heart disease (men and women), cancer, and stroke What is the definition of chronic conditions? - correct answers -persist for a long period, regardless of whether they cause death (some will be progressive and lead to death) What are examples of chronic conditions? - correct answers -arthritis, o...

Clinical Guidelines in Family Practice 5th Edition Uphold Graham Test Bank Chapter 1 Health maintenance MULTIPLE CHOICE 1.A client is reviewing a videotape without the assistance of the nurse for instruction. The type of teaching strategy this client is using is considered: 1. demonstration. 2. slides. 3. programmed instruction. 4. discussion. 2.The nurse is instructing a client regarding food safety, injury prevention, and occupational health. Which of the following Healthy Peop...

5/3/19 ATI FUNDAMENTALS EXAM 1. CHAPTER 1: HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS A. Components of Health care systems a. Participants 1. Consumers- clients 2. Providers a. Licensed providers: registered nurses, license practical (or vocational) nurses (LPN), advanced practice nurses (APN), medical doctors, pharmacists, dentists, dietitians, physical/respiratory/occupational therapists, etc b. Unlicensed providers: assistive personal b. Settings 1. Hospitals, homes, skilled nursing, assisted living, schoo...

CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT TEST BANK Q&A A negative attitude towards aging and the aged is called: A. geriatrics B. racism C. ageism D. ethnocentrism Answer: C Which of the following is not considered a core competency for nurses caring for older adults? A. Analyze the impact of an aging society on the health care system B. Obtain certification in gerontological nursing C. Prevent or reduce common risk factors that contribute to functional decline D. Recognize one's own atti...

WGU C475 Exam Care Of the Older Adult Test Pack-Western Governors University A negative attitude towards aging and the aged is called: A. geriatrics B. racism C. ageism D. ethnocentrism Answer: C Which of the following is not considered a core competency for nurses caring for older adults? A. Analyze the impact of an aging society on the health care system B. Obtain certification in gerontological nursing C. Prevent or reduce common risk factors that contribute to functional de...

TEST BANK -TOUHY EBERSOLE AND HESS' TOWARD HEALTHY AGING 11TH EDITION TEST BANK -TOUHY EBERSOLE AND HESS' TOWARD HEALTHY AGING 11TH EDITION

CNUR 402 - Modules 1-2Economic restructuring in rural Canadian communities leads to what (select all that apply) a. dramatic changes in social life b. dramatic changes in political life c. dramatic changes is economic life - correct answer all of the above T/F 80% of Canadians life in urban areas and 30% live in rural geographical area? - correct answer False. 20% live in rural areas scattered over a large geographical region Between the population of those 19 and under decreased by ___% ...

Geriatrics Exam 1 Takeaways Questions With 100% Correct Answers. What 4 things lead to successful aging? -Low rate of disease and disability -High cognition -High physical capacity -Active engagement with life What is the biological theory of aging? Aging is programmed Aging is accumulation of damage or error What is the psychosocial theory of aging? -Social engagement, physical activity, social roles, environmental factors What is ageism? Negative perception or attitude towards ag...

Baby Boomers are aging adults born from . They will reach retirement starting around . Geriatrician a physician, board certified in geriatrics, who specializes in the care of the elderly Geriatrics The branch of medicine concerned with the problems of aging Gerontology Study of aging; broad category that includes several areas (sociology of aging, psychology, economics of aging Ageism Prejudice towards elderly Alzheimer's betaamyloid plaques and neurofib...