NUR 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Risk Assessment, Smoking Cessation, Tuberculosis
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Larger prevalence of chronic diseases: limits daily activates for 39% > 65 years" old. Older population have had less health promotion than the current generations. Questions of physiological, social, psychological reasons why people die. Epigenetics: blend of genetics and the environment. Nursing role: help older adults understand importance of health factors. Increasingly important to reduce, stop, or reverse physical decline. White people are more likely to exercise. Increase in nocturnal awakenings, shorter periods of sleep, decrease in slow- wave activity. Teach about normal changes in aging sleep. Commonly suffer from sleep apnea = increase risk of stroke. Decreased visual acuity, color discrimination, pupil sixe, peripheral vision; cataracts/glaucoma. Changes result in large amount of salt/sugar. Risk of decubitus ulcer (position changes, nutrition) Successful: ego integrity: honest acceptance of life. Unsuccessful: fear of death/despair: feeling that life was lived in vain. Loss of former roles child, sibling, spouse. Grandparents raising children: stress issues, counseling, support groups, education may help coping.
