Answer to Question 1
A
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.
