« previous next »

Author Question: Various changes during the aging process demand multiple complex adjustments that require stamina, ... (Read 20 times)

jrubin

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 552
on: Jul 11, 2018
Various changes during the aging process demand multiple complex adjustments that require stamina, ability, and flexibility. In which stage of life do individuals experience the greatest number of simultaneous changes?
 
  A) Adolescence
  B) Young adulthood
  C) Middle age
  D) Old age

Question 2

A patient, age 72, has a left intertrochanteric fracture as a result of a fall. In planning ways to increase her safety, the nurse realizes it is most important to determine
 
  a. preexisting health conditions.
  b. nutritional status.
  c. psychosocial history.
  d. pain level.


tofugiraffe

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 319
Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D
Feedback:
More simultaneous changes are experienced in old age than during any other period of life.

Answer to Question 2

A
The patient's medical and surgical history is significant, as well as any family history of bone disease. Although pain level, nutritional status, and psychosocial history are important, they are not the most important.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
« previous next »
 

Did you know?

The senior population grows every year. Seniors older than 65 years of age now comprise more than 13% of the total population. However, women outlive men. In the 85-and-over age group, there are only 45 men to every 100 women.

Did you know?

Limit intake of red meat and dairy products made with whole milk. Choose skim milk, low-fat or fat-free dairy products. Limit fried food. Use healthy oils when cooking.

Did you know?

About one in five American adults and teenagers have had a genital herpes infection—and most of them don't know it. People with genital herpes have at least twice the risk of becoming infected with HIV if exposed to it than those people who do not have genital herpes.

Did you know?

Drugs are in development that may cure asthma and hay fever once and for all. They target leukotrienes, which are known to cause tightening of the air passages in the lungs and increase mucus productions in nasal passages.

Did you know?

Coca-Cola originally used coca leaves and caffeine from the African kola nut. It was advertised as a therapeutic agent and "pickerupper." Eventually, its formulation was changed, and the coca leaves were removed because of the effects of regulation on cocaine-related products.

The process of exon shuffling. The process of exon shuffling.
Glioma. (a) Illustration of a large glioma (colored area) within the left cerebral hemisphere in a s Glioma. (a) Illustration of a large glioma (colored area) within the left cerebral hemisphere in a s
Styloid process Styloid process
Inheritance complex traits Inheritance complex traits
Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
Diagrammatic representation of the process of molecular hybridization Diagrammatic representation of the process of molecular hybridization
Video: Congenital Heart Defects Animation

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library