Fundamental Edapt - The older adult
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2025/2026
A nurse is documenting a normal finding for an older adult. What is a normal finding? - correct answer
✔A. Decreased Elasticity
An older adult client with no acute distress reports being less able to taste and smell. What is the nurses
best response to this information? - correct answer ✔Explain to the client that diminished senses are
normal
A nurse is teaching a class of older adults about the expected physiologic changes of aging. Which of the
following changes should the nurse include in the discussion ? SATA - correct answer ✔Decreased
cough reflex, bladder capacity, dehydrated intervertebral discs, difficulty seeing
When assessing the older adult, the nurse should review the client's achievement of developmental
tasks. Which outcome(s) indicates achievement of developmental tasks? Select all that apply. - correct
answer ✔Accepting himself or herself as aging, Redefining relationships with children, Coping with the
loss of the work role
When caring for the older adult, which information is important to consider? - correct answer ✔Treat
the client as an individual with a unique history of their own
Ageism is characterized by which of the following? - correct answer ✔Negative attitudes towards the
older adult based on age
When is the risk of abuse of an older adult family member the greatest? - correct answer ✔Older adult
has more than one chronic illness
Question and answers rated A+
2025/2026
A nurse is documenting a normal finding for an older adult. What is a normal finding? - correct answer
✔A. Decreased Elasticity
An older adult client with no acute distress reports being less able to taste and smell. What is the nurses
best response to this information? - correct answer ✔Explain to the client that diminished senses are
normal
A nurse is teaching a class of older adults about the expected physiologic changes of aging. Which of the
following changes should the nurse include in the discussion ? SATA - correct answer ✔Decreased
cough reflex, bladder capacity, dehydrated intervertebral discs, difficulty seeing
When assessing the older adult, the nurse should review the client's achievement of developmental
tasks. Which outcome(s) indicates achievement of developmental tasks? Select all that apply. - correct
answer ✔Accepting himself or herself as aging, Redefining relationships with children, Coping with the
loss of the work role
When caring for the older adult, which information is important to consider? - correct answer ✔Treat
the client as an individual with a unique history of their own
Ageism is characterized by which of the following? - correct answer ✔Negative attitudes towards the
older adult based on age
When is the risk of abuse of an older adult family member the greatest? - correct answer ✔Older adult
has more than one chronic illness
