In performing a physical assessment for an older adult, the nurse anticipates finding which of the following normal physiological changes of aging?

A 76-year-old patient has made an appointment for a routine physical. What is the most appropriate statement for the nurse to assess hearing impairment (using subjective nursing assessment techniques)?

The goods manufacturing sector has higher productivity improvements than the service sector because:

Which stochastic theory of aging suggests that by-products of metabolism can increase as a result of environmental pollutants such as cigarette smoke, and when they accumulate, damage the cell membrane, decreasing its efficiency?

A newly admitted patient was reported by the transferring nursing home to be developing swallowing difficulties. The patient remained seated in an upright position when moved by ambulance attendants to his room. Dinner is being served on your unit. Your best choice is to:

A client has urge incontinence. The nurse educates the patient on bladder training to address:

Communicating with patients using the 5 Interventions Aims of the Modeling and Role-Modeling Nursing Theory (MRM) includes: 1) Building trust; 2) Promoting client’s positive orientation; 3) Control; 4) ________; and 5) Setting mutual goals.

One of the two major markers of malnutrition, ________ is described as “a syndrome of progressive and generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength, which increases the risk of adverse outcomes, such as physical disability, poor quality of life, and even death.”

Your client has a Braden scale score of 17. Which is the most appropriate nursing action?

Which of the following is a common misconception about elder abuse?