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CARE OF THE OLDER PERSON - PART ONE

NURSE JAR'S THEORY/LECTURE CROSSWORDS FOR NURSE AIDE STUDENTS/CANDIDATES
Across
The rubbing of one surface against another.
A widely believed story that is not true.
Ear wax.
The CNA can help promote the person's eyesight by ensuring the person is wearing their _____ _____.
Sensitivity to touch and pain are _____.
The elderly person's feet will usually have poor _____.
This type of illness is common in older persons.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
A localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue usually over a bony prominence resulting from unrelieved pressure or pressure in combination with shear and/or friction.
Shrinking and decrease in strength of the muscles.
The CNA may reduce the person's risk of pressure ulcers by _____ the person every 2 hours.
Changes in the integumentary system in the elderly may cause skin _____.
Down
Because blood flow to the brain decreases, this may cause dizziness putting the elderly at a higher risk for _____.
The older person may complain that food has no taste or tastes bitter because the older person's _____ _____ decrease in number.
White or _____ hair is common in the elderly person.
The study of the aging process.
The care of aging people.
Due to increased calcium loss, bones become brittle and break easily. This puts the elderly person at a higher risk for _____.
Many older persons have at least one _____.
Omnibus Budget & Reconciliation Act of 1987
Stiffening of the muscles and joints.
This occurs when layers of the skin rub against each other. The skin remains in place and underlying tissues move and stretch and tear underlying capillaries and blood vessels causing tissue damage.
Nerve conduction and reflexes _____ in the elderly.
The CNA may promote healthy skin of the person by giving _____ skin care.
The elderly person's nails become _____ and tough.