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serike

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on: Jul 11, 2018
Decreased gastric motility
 
  a. Is a life-threatening emergency
  b. Is a normal factor in aging
  c. May require the nurse to auscultate bowel sounds for up to 5 minutes in a quadrant
  d. Both B and C

Question 2

Which of the following is the characteristic aging change in hearing for older adults?
 
  a. Loss of high-frequency tones
  b. Loss of high-frequency and low-frequency tones
  c. Loss of low-frequency tones
  d. Generalized loss of all frequencies


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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D
Decreased gastric motility accompanies the normal aging process. The nurse may need to listen carefully for up to 5 minutes per quadrant to assess bowel sounds adequately. Response A is incorrect.

Answer to Question 2

A
Presbycusis, or loss of high-frequency tones, is the characteristic hearing loss of normal aging. Responses B, C, and D are incorrect.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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