A frail older adult client who has slowly been losing weight states, “I just feel so full so full, I cannot eat any more.” Which initial recommendation will the nurse make?

A 75-year-old client who often used to go out to dinner with friends has stopped from going out because the client has been experiencing urinary incontinence and is afraid of having an “accident” in public. When the client’s adult child asks the client why the client does not go out with friends anymore, the client says, “I am getting too old for such foolishness.” The adult child asks the client to go to the health care provider for an evaluation, but the client refuses to do so. How should the nurse best interpret this client’s behavior?

An active older adult client rock climbs and snowboards in the free time. Which will the nurse recommend to reduce the risk of broken bones?

What strategy may health care providers adopt when communicating with older adult clients who have hearing loss?

Which of the following is true of cytokines?

A nurse is providing health education to an older adult with osteoarthritis. Which statement indicates that the client needs additional teaching?

Learning to tolerate distressing emotions is a central theme in which type of therapy? 

Following a prolonged hospital stay, an older adult client has returned to the nursing home where the client normally resides. The client became incontinent of urine during the time in the hospital, a problem that nursing staff wish to now resolve. What action will the caregivers take in performing continence training?

Which theory postulates that humans have achieved all that we have as a means to escape the fear that we feel about our own mortality? 

Feeling an intense connection to nature as being something larger than yourself is an example of a ___________ experience, while feeling as if you are in the presence of a deceased loved one is an example of a ___________ experience.