A nurse counsels an older adult regarding nutritional requirements. Which of the following teaching points is priority when discussing age-related changes in nutritional requirements?
A) If possible, try to eliminate animal fats from your diet.
B) You should try to eat less meat and proteins than you did when you were younger.
C) Overall, you don't need to take in as many calories as you used to.
D) As an older adult, you don't need to eat as many starches and complex carbohydrates.
Question 2
A nurse assesses an older adult in the assisted living facility who has presbyphagia. Which of the following systems should the nurse auscultate?
A) Abdomen for bruit
B) Bowel sounds
C) Heart tones
D) Lung sounds
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