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lb_gilbert

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Which is a common age-related physical change that may affect digestion and food intake?
 
  a. Loss of the majority of taste buds
  b. Decreased motility in the esophagus
  c. Decreased cholecystokinin secretion
  d. Loss of smell

Question 2

The community health nurse delivers a program to middle-aged adults about retirement planning and wants to them to choose the year of their retirement.
 
  Which is the most im-portant area on which the participants should focus to ease the transition to retirement? a. Kind of legacy they want to leave behind
  b. Type of setting for their personal residence
  c. Location of convenient health care services
  d. Ability to maintain stable standard of living



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Answer to Question 1

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Decreased motility in the esophagus is a common age-related change and can affect the ease of swallowing. A loss of the majority of taste buds is not a common age-related physical change. A small number of taste buds are lost beginning around 60 years of age, but it does not affect all flavors equally. Decreased cholecystokinin secretion is not common; however, increased chole-cystokinin secretion is. A loss of smell is not a common age-related physical change.

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A Incorrect. Defining their legacy is a secondary factor and less likely to contribute to a smooth transition into retirement.
B Incorrect. Location of retirement is less likely to contribute to a smooth transi-tion into retirement.
C Incorrect. Location of health care services is less likely to contribute to smooth transition into retirement.
D Correct. The most significant factors contributing to a smooth transition into re-tirement are health, income, and social involvement, so the nurse helps the par-ticipants focus on financial issues to begin retirement planning, thereby estab-lishing the future retiree's ability to maintain health, income, and social in-volvement. By choosing a year for retirement, individuals can estimate their re-tirement income and consult specialists in retirement planning, such as the em-ployee's human resources department, to determine retirement benefits.





 

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