Question

Women experience heart attack symptoms differently than men, what are the red flags

women should watch for?

3. Define Spiritual Distress and 3 nursing interventions to assist the patient to resolve this

dilemma

4. What is Polypharmacy related “brown bag” upon patient admission.

5. Define Beer’s List and give at least 3 classification /examples of drugs.

Answer 1

2) Many women do not have classic signs as listed above. Instead, they may have severe fatigue, upset stomach and shortness of breath ( red flags ) Because they are not classic signs, like chest pain, heart attacks are diagnosed and treated much later than they normally are in men. Women are more likely than men to die from a heart attack because of the delay in treatment.

3) Spiritual distress :-

"impaired ability to experience and integrate meaning and purpose in life through connectedness with self, others, art, music, literature, nature, and/or power greater than oneself; causes people to feel alone; questions their spiritual values and way of life.

#. Nursing interventions for promotions of spiritual health

Establishing presence, supporting a healing environment, using support systems, providing diet therapy, supporting practices and rituals, and allowing opportunities for prayer and/or meditation.

4) Polypharmacy :-

The use of multiple medicines and/or administration of more medications than is clinically indicated, representing unnecessary medication use

Multiple medications increases the risk of drug interactions

Could be described as taking 5 or more medications.

5) Beers List -are guidelines for healthcare professionals to help improve the safety of prescribing medications for older adults.

Three classification of drugs :-

- Anticholinergic drugs

-TCA'S

- Alpha agonists