The nurse assesses an older postoperative client and determines constipation is an appropriate nursing diagnosis. A goal for this nursing diagnosis is
A) knowing the importance of hydration and activity in regard to constipation.
B) decreasing the frequency of pain medication.
C) evacuating a formed bowel movement at least every 2 days with minimal distress.
D) drinking at least 1,500 ml of noncaffeinated and nonalcoholic beverages each day.
Question 2
The aging eye shows all of the following changes except:
a. better ability to focus on near objects
b. decreased lens accommodation
c. decreased peripheral vision
d. presbyopia
Approaches for gathering an older adult assessment
Nurse opens sterile package
Use a step stool to help an infirm client get on and off the table.
Physiological Factors Affecting Medication Responses in Older Adults
Testing the client’s ability to feel vibrations, the knee
Prevalence of good health in Canadians aged 65 years and older