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Arii_bell

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Which one of the following older adults has the highest economic risk in retirement at the beginning of retirement?
 
  a. Divorced woman who has lived in this country for 3 years
  b. Male veteran who is an above-the-knee amputee and was a teacher
  c. Female widow who is a primary care nurse practitioner
  d. Man who immigrated from China and de-signs computer software

Question 2

An older male adult has peripheral edema and brownish skin below the knees bilaterally. Which goal does the nurse use specifically in this older adult's plan of care to manage his condition?
 
  a. Promote perfusion to the periphery.
  b. Maintain dependent positioning.
  c. Protect skin from ultraviolet rays.
  d. Promote lower extremity compression.



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Answer to Question 1

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The older divorced woman who has lived in this country for 3 years has three factors associated with economic risk in retirement: (1) female sex, (2) divorced, and (3) immigrant with inadequate time to be eligible for government-sponsored retirement benefits.
The older male veteran, an above-the-knee amputee, was a teacher and has one risk fac-tordisability. The older female widow and primary care nurse practitioner has two risk factors: (1) female gender and (2) widowhood. The older man who emigrated from China and designs computer software has one risk factorimmigrant.

Answer to Question 2

D

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A Incorrect. Perfusion to the peripheral tissues is not this older adult's problem.
B Incorrect. Dependent positioning uses gravity to pull fluid from higher to lower places; for this patient, the nursing care needs to counteract the gravity pull of fluids, so dependent positioning is contraindicated.
C Incorrect. Protecting skin from the sun is suitable care for all skin and not spe-cifically related to his condition.
D Correct. An older adult with brownish skin and peripheral edema has clinical indicators of venous insufficiency; therefore the basis of nursing care for this older adult is compression because compression helps to prevent venous pooling and fluid accumulation in dependent interstitial spaces and, thus, prevent edema.



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