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A 66-year-old retired professional basketball player is admitted to the hospital for a total knee replacement due to osteoarthritis.
 
  In preparing preoperative teaching for this patient, the nurse includes which theory of aging to help him understand how the disease has progressed?
  a. Free radical theory
  b. Wear-and-tear theory
  c. Gene theory
  d. Cross-link theory

Question 2

The nurse implements the concepts of the activity theory of aging when instructing the older cli-ent with osteoarthritis to:
 
  a. continue her daily walking routine.
  b. curtail further increases in physical activi-ty.
  c. document preferred end-of-life interven-tions.
  d. avoid exposing herself to crowds.


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

ANS: B
Osteoarthritis is characteristic of degeneration that results from joint usage. This disease is a good example of the wear-and-tear theory; repeatedly injuring one organ or body system, such as oc-curs during playing sports, may result in premature aging and diseases such as osteoarthritis. The free radical theory states that cell damage is a result of the accumulation of oxygen radicals. The gene theory states that genes govern cellular mortality. The cross-link theory is related to the ac-cumulation of cross-linked proteins, which may cause disease.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The activity theory states that successful aging equals active aging, which is related to the per-son's need to maintain a productive life for it to be a happy life. Curtailing increases in physical activity is diametrically opposite to continuing a daily walking routine and contrary to the tenets of the activity theory. End-of-life decisions and avoiding exposure to crowds are not related to the activity theory since they do not directly affect the productiveness of a client's life.


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