Nur1172 exam 3 module 6 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NURSING: NUR1172 Final Exam Module 1 (Chapter 2,4,5 Nursing Now!) Chapter 2 • Identify the “father of modern medicine” and key historical persons who advanced the nursing profession Hippocrates was considered to be the father of modern medicine. His beliefs focused on harmony with the natural law instead of on appeasing the gods. He emphasized treating the whole client-mind, body, spirt, and environment -and making diagnoses on the basis of symptoms rather than on an isolated idea of a...

NUR1172 NUTRITION EXAM 3 MODULE 6 . o Older adults make up 14% of the current population o By the year 2050, it will be 20% to 22% o Older adults take more prescription and nonprescription medications than younger adults o Likely to be taking drugs for long periods of time for chronic disease o Drugs are likely to be more toxic o Respond to drugs with greater variability o Handle drugs less efficiently o Nutritional status is more likely to be deficient o Increased errors in self-care d...