The nurse recognizes that a major indicator of a positive self-image in an older adult living in a long-term care facility is:
a. feeding self independently.
b. maintaining urinary continence.
c. having family visitors every week.
d. neat grooming and wearing fresh clothing.
Question 2
The nurse explains that older adults often resort to cosmetic surgery to maintain the appearance of youth and self-worth because the concept of ageism has painted old age as:
a. an inactive population of self-indulgent persons.
b. a group that has opted to isolate themselves.
c. physically inept and nonproductive.
d. an antisocial but active group.
Positron emission tomography (PET) image showing the difference in the metabolic activity of the bra
The major veins of the body.
Review in Changes in Eight Different Domains of Adult Functioning
Physiological Factors Affecting Medication Responses in Older Adults
Nurse using a stethoscope
Major Somatic Motor Tracts and Pathways