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A nurse is presenting a health education program to a group of older adults at a senior citizens center. Considering the physiological changes of this age group, how should the nurse set the temperature of the room?

It should be set warmer than the nurse’s preference

It should be set at a temperature that is comfortable for the nurse

It should be set cooler than what is comfortable for the nurse

The temperature of the room is not one of the nurse’s concerns

A nurse is working with a group of clients in a community center, all over the age of 85. How should the nurse classify this group of clients?

Young-old

Middle-old

Old-old

Elite-old

The nurse is planning care for an older adult client. On what should the nurse focus if following the Functional Consequences Theory on aging? Standard Text: Select all that apply.

In the review of an elderly client’s chart, the nurse reads that the client has sarcopenia. What should the nurse expect the client to report?

Weight loss and nausea

Hair loss and thin skin

Bleeding and bruising tendencies

Lack of strength and tiring easily

An elderly client comes to the clinic for follow-up after a long hospitalization. When the client asks about increasing strength and endurance, what should the nurse respond?

�Your muscles can be strengthened, which might help you function better.”

Slow bone density loss and decrease muscle atrophy

Eliminate the risk for osteoporosis.

Prevent pathologic fractures.

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