Author Question: A state health investigator surveyed the residents of a retirement housing complex to determine how ... (Read 18 times)

karlynnae · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

A state health investigator surveyed the residents of a retirement housing complex to determine how their financial resources affected their lives and influenced their choices.

Which of the following did the investigator most likely find to be true of most of the retired residents? A) Most older people depend on their life savings through their retirement years
B) Inflation in the past decades increased retirement benefits for today's seniors
C) Nearly three-quarters of all seniors are financially comfortable
D) More than half of all seniors retire with only Social Security benefits

Question 2

During the assessment of an 80-year-old female who has recently been admitted to the long-term care facility, the resident mentions to the nurse about her ongoing problems with urinary frequency.

The nurse would recognize which of the following age-related changes as contributing to the resident's health problem? A) Neurogenic deterioration of bladder control
B) Cognitive changes inhibiting the micturition urge
C) Hypertrophy of the bladder muscle and thickening of the bladder
D) Decreased tone of the urethral sphincters

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

Answer to Question 1

D
Feedback:
Only a minority of the older population has an income from a private pension plan. Few have significant savings, and inflation has decreased the value of their retirement funds. Of the workers who are currently active in the labor force, more than half will not have pension plans when they retire.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
Hypertrophy of the bladder muscle and thickening of the bladder itself are considered normal, age-related changes and can be causative of frequency. The other cited phenomena are not considered normal, age-related changes.