The nurse designs a group exercise program at a senior center. ...

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The nurse designs a group exercise program at a senior center. Which room should the nurse choose for the program?
 
  a. Room with a beautiful hardwood floor tastefully appointed with throw rugs
  b. Spacious room with no windows but with fluorescent lighting and a natural stone floor
  c. Room with a hardwood floor and large windows overlooking a garden area
  d. End room with a linoleum floor and a fan for ventilation to compensate for the room's broken air conditioner

Question 2

Which is used to treat the most common cause of impairment to an older person's hearing?
 
  a. Hearing aids
  b. Cochlear implants
  c. Ear canal irrigation
  d. Sign language

[Anna]

Answer to Question 1

C
The hardwood floor provides an even surface. If the daylight from the large windows causes a glare problem, then curtains may be used. Throw rugs can slide underfoot and can lead to a fall, particularly when the sense of balance has declined with age. The fluorescent lighting can lead to a glare problem, and the irregularities of the natural stone floor can lead to a fall. The linoleum floor also presents a glare problem, and overheating is a risk in older persons who have a reduced sweat-gland response to heat.

Answer to Question 2

C

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A Incorrect. Hearing aids are useful for sensorineural hearing loss, but the most common cause impairing the hearing of older persons is cerumen impaction.
B Incorrect. Cochlear implants are useful for profound sensorineural deafness, but the most common cause impairing the hearing of older persons is cerumen im-paction.
C Correct. Irrigation is used to dissolve and remove impacted cerumen, the most common cause of impaired hearing in old age.
D Incorrect. Sign language has been used primarily by those who become deaf in childhood or at birth, but it is not considered a treatment.