Older clients newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS A) are likely to ...

[jake]

Older clients newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS
 
  A) are likely to have contracted the disease from receiving contaminated blood or blood products.
  B) often have symptoms of memory loss or weight loss that may be attributed to other conditions associated with age.
  C) are usually less ill with the initial infection than younger clients with HIV/AIDS.
  D) have lower death rates from HIV/AIDS than younger clients.

Question 2

The nurse is planning a presentation for nursing assistants on caring for older patients. Which criteria should the nurse include when explaining frailty? Standard Text: Select all that apply.
 
  1. Slowness
  2. Low activity
  3. Short-term memory loss
  4. Weakness and exhaustion
  5. Unplanned weight loss of at least 10 lbs. in a year

[stallen]

Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

1,2,4,5
Rationale: Frailty has been defined as the presence of three or more specific criteria which include slowness.