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Decreased bladder muscle tone - ANSWER - Your older female patient is complaining because
she is having frequent urinary tract infections. Which normal age related changes is most likely
to be contributing factor?
Decreased visual acuity
Increased gastric PH
Decreased serum albumin
Decreased rate of periatalsis - ANSWER - Which are normal age related changes?
A dark, elevated patch that bleeds when touched - ANSWER - The nurse performs a skin
assessment of an older adult. Which finding is abnormal and needs to be reported?
diabetes mellitus - ANSWER - The nurse encourages the patient to maintain a steady weight in
the recommended range to decrease risk of which common endocrine disease observed in
older adults?
Rigidity and tremors when at rest
Dementia - ANSWER - What are patients who have had Parkinson disease for 10 years likely to
exhibit?
Antibiotics - ANSWER - An older adults coming to your clinic for treatment for a gastric ulcer.
Which treatment would the nurse expect to be ordered?
Production of vaginal secretions decreases - ANSWER - What should the nurse explain when
discussing expected changes in the female reproductive system to an older adults?