A 78 year-old patient on peritoneal dialysis for 3 years inf…

A 78 year-old patient on peritoneal dialysis for 3 years informs the nurse that he is tiring of dialysis. He further states that he has lived a good life and no longer wishes to continue with dialysis and battle the complication of diabetes. The nurse’s best response to the patient is:

An older adult client is fitted with hearing aids when a rec…

An older adult client is fitted with hearing aids when a recent hearing assessment reveals that he has a sensorineural hearing loss related to presbycusis. To assist the client in adjusting to the hearing aids, the nurse advises him to