A nursing care plan of an older adult with HIV/AIDS would not ...

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A nursing care plan of an older adult with HIV/AIDS would not include
 
  a. The need to give care slowly and gently
  b. The need to use universal precautions
  c. The necessity of adequate hydration and nutrition
  d. That HIV/AIDS is a chronic disease

Question 2

One of the commonly occurring changes in the aging body that directly affects nutrition is
 
  a. There is no one left to eat with because of death or children leaving home
  b. The body's rate of metabolism slows, and the body no longer needs the same amount of food to do the same amount of work
  c. Most elderly people live under the poverty level and cannot afford nutritious food
  d. Most elderly people have dentures

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Answer to Question 1

D
A care plan would include responses A, B, and C. HIV/AIDS is not a chronic disease. Although medication regimens can assist in minimizing the impact of HIV/AIDS, it is still considered a terminal diagnosis, and this is a dying patient.

Answer to Question 2

B
The question asks about commonly occurring changes in the aging body. This eliminates responses A and C. More and more elderly people have their own teeth because of modern dentistry techniques. The answer is the overall slowing of the body's metabolism (response B).