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Gero psych
ch 37
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Nursing
Undergraduate 4
05/06/2015

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Why is occurence underestimated?
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Symptoms may be incorrectly attributed to physical d/o, normal aging, cognitive impairment, or lack of age appropriate diagnosis
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Gari pt 4 D's
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Demtia, depression, delerium, delusions
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Interview should be
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in a quiet setting
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altered thought processes r/t
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memory impairment, confusion, paranoia
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affective reponses r/t
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dysfunctional grieving, risk for self directed violence, situational low self-esteem, hopelessness
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somatic responses
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disturbed sleep pattern, imbalanced nutrition (less than)
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stress responses
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relocation stress syndrome, risk for caregiver role strain
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behavioral reponses
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social isolation, self care defecit/behavioral defecit, challenging behaviors and behavioral excess
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