SNUG 106 Questions and Answers Latest
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What age is considered old? - answerOver 65 or over 50 for ATSI people
What age is young old? - answer60-74
What age is middle old? - answer75-84
What age is old-old? - answer85-100
What age are centenarians? - answerOver 100
Nursing interventions...
What age is considered old? - answerOver 65 or over 50 for ATSI people
What age is young old? - answer60-74
What age is middle old? - answer75-84
What age is old-old? - answer85-100
What age are centenarians? - answerOver 100
Nursing interventions to assist person experiencing delirium - answer-Introduce yourself to the
person and address them by name
-Use orientation cues eg clocks, calendars to identify date and time
-Ensuring adequate oral intake
-Involving family and friends and educating them about delirium
-Ensuring the person has their glasses and hearing aids in when they need them and within reach
Reducing noise
-Encouraging mobility
- Avoiding uneccessary room transfers
-Provide clear explanation or treatment
And don't overload them with questions and instructions
Causes of UTI's - answerPoor immunity
, Heavy antibiotic use
Surgery or urinary tract or bladder
Incontinence
Dehydration
Insertion of catheter
Delirium can be a symptom of a UTI
Are hallucinations a symptom of delirium? - answerYes but they are not a sign of dementia
Mobility loss in older people is often associated with ... - answerImpairments in the CNS,
musculoskeletal system including joints eg arthritis may result in pain and slower walking speed
Poor mobility increases risk of... - answerFalls
Medical term for a decrease in skeletal muscle is? - answerSarcopenia
The physiological changes or the neuromuscular system associated with ageing - answer-reduction
in speed and power of voluntary skeletal muscle contractions
-decrease in muscle fibres know as sarcopenia
-reaction time is slowed
-decrease in bone density leading to osteoporosis
-joints, tendons and ligaments decrease in elasticity and strength
Promoting health and maintaining function of neuromuscular system includes: -
answer-encouraging regular physical activity
-assess mobility and ability to perform activities of daily living
-education about osteoporosis
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