{"id":114529,"date":"2023-08-22T09:06:49","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T09:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=114529"},"modified":"2023-08-22T09:06:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T09:06:51","slug":"wgu-c475-study-guide-for-care-of-the-older-adult-latest-2023-answered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/22\/wgu-c475-study-guide-for-care-of-the-older-adult-latest-2023-answered\/","title":{"rendered":"WGU C475 Study Guide for Care of the Older Adult Latest 2023 (answered)."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WGU C475
Study Guide
for
Care of the Older
Adult
Latest 2023
answered<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WGU C475 Study Guide for Care of the
Older Adult Latest 2023 (answered)
Baby Boomers – Answer large group of people born between 1946-1964. Considered
more affluent, better educated and healthier. Baby boomers have entered the older age
group as of 2011
Baby Boomers unique characteristics that make them a challenge for healthcare
professionals – Answer expect and demand excellence in geriatric care. Health
disparities exist among minority elder group.
Top five racial groups in United States – Answer European
African
Hispanic
Asian
Native Americans
European Americans
5 health disparities – Answer individualistic, stoic (don’t want to be a burden to others),
elders- lose their sense of self worth.
Trust authority- will tend to follow health care advice)
smoking by pregnant women
drug induced deaths
deaths from poisoning
deaths from melanoma,
and deaths from COPD before age 45.
African Americans – Answer 2nd larges minority populations.
religion\/spirituality plays important role in health and wellness.
Equate good luck, good fortune, and good health with being right with God.
Closer ties with extended families and rely on their close family ties for support.
Distrustful of health care personnel
African Americans – top five health disparities – Answer gonorrhea,
congenital syphilis,
new cases of AIDS,
deaths due to HIV infection.
Hispanic Americans – Answer high values on family, religion, and community.
family interdependence over independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

family first before seeking outside health care.
homeopathic remedies in conjunction with religious artifacts before engaging the health
care professional.
They disagree with silence and noncompliance.
May not seek health care because they feel that their illness\/disease is a punishment of
sins.
Many do not seek health care because they do not have access to it (lack of insurance,
communication difficulties, or fear of ramifications due to being in country illegally.
Diabetes and heart disease are two health problems that have increased within this
cultural group
Hispanic Americans – top 5 health disparities – Answer congenital syphilis
TB,
AIDS,
exposure to particulate matter,
cirrhosis deaths
Asian Americans – Answer still practice holistic (naturalistic) medicine and may
incorporate this as an adjunct to Western medicine.
Majority of influence comes from Confucianism Follows a naturalistic perspective,
defining health and illness as a balance between the individual and the world around the
individual.
Treatments may involve – acupuncture, moxibustion (burning of herbal leaves on or
near the body), cupping (the use of warmed glass jars to create suction on certain parts
of the body), massage, herbal remedies, movement and concentration exercises (tai
chi)
Some elders may forgo life sustaining treatment because of the principles of ren. Ren is
the golden rule of Chines decision making “Do not do to others what you do not want
done to yourself”.
Asian Americans – top 5 disparities – Answer new cases of TB, congenital syphilis, no
pap test among females > 18, exposure to particulate matter, and carbon monoxide
exposure
Native Americans – Answer Insulated from the rest of the country, either literally (by way
of land reservation) or in other ways such as linguistically.
Follow naturalistic approach, believing that health is a balance of the mind, body, and
spirit, and illness occurs when there is an imbalance or disharmony with nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Health beliefs are blended with religion, carrying a magic facet as well as holistic and
naturalistic approaches
Native Americans – top 5 health disparities – Answer fetal alcohol syndrome, smoking by
pregnant women, alcohol related motor vehicle deaths, cirrhosis deaths, and new cases
of gonorrhea
Age related changes which may affect therapeutic communication – Answer Visual
acuity
Hearing loss
Speech and language difficulties
ways to communicate\/ assist patient with disabilities such as hearing deficits, vision
impairments, or aphasia and dysarthria. – Answer Hearing deficits –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Do not shout.
    2)TOUCH or by using a visual cue and wait for patient to visually orient to you before
    speaking, 3)STAND in front of person in a well lit room (helps the patient lip read),
    4) SPEAK TO THE SIDE THAT HAS BETTER HEARING
    5) make sure hearing aid is IN and turned ON
    5) use gestures or objects for communication.
    LIMIT BACKGROUND NOISE
    Allow adequate time for response.
    Use short sentences and speak clearly
    May need to write or use a pictogram grid
    Vision impairments –
    Position yourself within their vision field.
    Give verbal indication of the actions you are about to do (avoid startling or scaring
    them).
    Label objects or simplify what is in their visual field.
    Aphasia\/Dysarthria (speech impairments) –
    May be more anxious or self aware.
    Limit distractions
    Face patient and maintain eye contact
    May need to use multiple forms of communication (body language, written or pictorial
    information)
    Use short uncomplicated sentences with simple choices.
    Summarize message for accuracy.
    Take time and do not correct every error and respect the elder’s limitations.
    Be patient!!
    Communication with a delirious elder – Answer discussions simple and questions
    concise.
    Use large print calendars and clocks to assist with orientation.
    Pictures of family may assist in reorienting.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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