CHAPTER 6 – Assessing Older Women’s Health

CHAPTER 6 – Assessing Older Women’s Health – Provide brief answers to the following which are easily found in your text. 1. Pharmacotherapeutics, Polypharmacy and Aging List three significant issues in regards to medication use for the older women. Include risk for adverse reaction when > 5 or > 8 med prescribed. What is the BEERS criteria? (one to two sentence statement ) google this 2. Complications from Hospitalizations List three untoward events w hospitalization for the older woman. 3. What are the two leading causes of death in women 65 yo? 4. What percentage of women who sustain a hip fracture die within 1 yr? 5. What is the “get up and go test”. 6. What is different with an older woman experiencing a UTI vs a younger woman? 7. What routine lab testing should be performed for the older woman? 8. INTERVIEW AN ELDERLY WOMAN – Be prepared to discuss in class Conduct a SHORT interview with any elderly woman and ask the following? A) What most surprised her or challenged her in her senior years? B) What advice would she give to younger women in order to have more meaningful senior living experience. You can interview any woman > 65: ie, a patient, relative, neighbor, etc. References Schadewald, D., Pritham, U., Quinn Youngkin, E., Szymania Davis, M., & Juve, C. (2017). Women’s Health: A Primary Care Clinical Guide (5th ed.). Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. SCIENCE HEALTH SCIENCE NURSING NURS 7810

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