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NguyenJ

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Developmental characteristics of an older adult client include:
 
  a. decreased capacity for long-term recall
  b. maintenance of physical strength
  c. decreased sense of worth
  d. potential for social isolation

Question 2

When performing a client's nursing health history, the nurse should place the primary focus on which areas?
 
  a. functional health patterns, alterations in lifestyle, and responses to changes in health status
  b. health teaching needs
  c. objective data, which will aid in the diagnosis of the illness
  d. symptoms and progression of disease or injury



Galvarado142

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Answer to Question 1

D
The potential for social isolation can occur in older adults as they work through the tasks of accepting their own life as it is, finding meaningful activities, adjusting to age- and health-related changes, coping with changes and losses, and making preparations for death.

Answer to Question 2

A
The focus of the nursing health history is the client's functional health patterns, responses to changes in health status, and alterations in lifestyle, while the physician's focus is on the client's symptoms and disease processes.



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