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Even though a nursing assistant notices that an older patient's oral intake has been poor since being admitted to the care area, the assistant is not concerned since older people don't need to eat much anyway..
 
  How should the nurse respond to this assistant's comment? A) That's a myth actually; older adults have increased caloric and nutritional needs..
  B) Actually, older adults who are sick require more calories than younger people do during their recovery..
  C) You're right, but it's still important that we provide vitamin supplements especially when a patient is recovering from an illness..
  D) Even though it is true that older people don't need quite as many calories as younger people, they need as many nutrients as you or I..

Question 2

A 72-year-old woman will be having total hip arthroplasty this morning to repair a fracture that she suffered in a recent fall. What patient teaching should the nurse prioritize during the preoperative phase of this patient's care?
 
  A) The positioning that the patient will be asked to adopt postoperatively
  B) Strategies to maintain her nutritional status in the postoperative period
  C) Signs and symptoms of infiltration at the patient's intravenous site
  D) The effects of age-related changes on the healing process



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Answer to Question 1

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While caloric need does decrease with age, nutrient requirements are relatively consistent across the life span. Older adults do not have increased caloric and nutritional needs. Older adults who are sick do not necessarily require more calories since the basal metabolic rate declines 2 for each decade of life. Vitamin and mineral supplements for older adults are undetermined.

Answer to Question 2

A



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