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Jramos095 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

To educate patients on health promotion measures to minimize the effect of normal age-related changes in immunity, the geriatric nurse

a. describes the effects of low-dosage anti-biotic therapy on opportunistic infections.
b. reinforces the usefulness of lymphocyte counts to detect new infections.
c. discusses the need for yearly flu immuni-zation.
d. stresses the importance of maintaining intact skin and mucous membranes.

Question 2

A patient wants to know what no sugar added on a food label means. What explanation is best?

a. The food has no calories.
b. No sugar was added during processing.
c. The food naturally has no sugar.
d. The food has 23 less sugar than normal.

Natalie4ever · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
The skin is the largest immunologically active system of the body and the body's first line of de-fense. With aging, the skin becomes more fragile and susceptible to breakdown or abrasion, thus negatively impacting the natural defenses. A yearly flu vaccination is important, but is too narrow in scope to be the best answer. Using antibiotics for current infections is not health promotion. Lab work is used after infection is present or suspected.

Answer to Question 2

B
No sugar added means that no sugar is added during processing (or packaging) and no ingre-dients are added that contain sugar. It does not mean that the food has no calories or that the food itself does not naturally contain sugar. A product with 23 less sugar than the original counterpart is labeled low sugar.