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chapter 14 crossword (nursing 222) - the older adult

Horizontales
An alternative approach to communication with an older adult who is confused - not chllenging or arguing
This type of stereotype includes the mindset that all elderly are ill, disabled, physically unattractive, forgetful, confused, rigid, and unfriendly.
What type of changes in elderly patients could affect the approach of gathering data(ex. hearing and visual impairment)
What is an example of a physiological change in the thorax and lungs that elderly go through
The view that includes an optimistic outlook on life , good memories, broad social contacts and interests, and tolerance for others
The type of deficits that can affect the completeness of the assessment
communication technique that makes older adults more aware of person, place and time to promote socialization and minimize confusion and disorientation
A method or technique to recall past memories
Generalized impairment of intellectual functioning that interferes with social and occupational functioning
Verticales
The communication style of sitting down and engaging with an elderly patient eye to eye and let them reminisce
Acute confusional state, change in attention and awareness
Discrimination against people because of increasing age
An assessment that provides a baseline of health and functional status
What are milk ducts replaced with in the older adult
Whos theory of psychosocial development states that Intimacy vs. Isolation (young adult), generativity vs. self-absorption and stagnation (middle age), and Integrity vs. Despair (old age), where many older adults review their lives with a sense of satisfaction, even with inevitable mistakes. Others see themselves as failures, with their lives marked by great despair and regret.
The abdomen is more what, meaning protruding, due to decreased muscle tone and elasticity
A therapeutic took that can be to help comfort older adults through sensory stimulation
The most common type of dementia
What must the nurses assess while working with the elderly populaton.