The nurse suspects that an older adult client is experiencing ...

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The nurse suspects that an older adult client is experiencing symptomology seen in herpes zoster when the client: Select all that apply.
 
  a. rates the pain as an 8 out of a possible 10
  b. develops clusters of fluid-filled vesicles
  c. exhibits lesions that are waxy and raised
  d. has flesh-colored lesions of varying sizes
  e. reports symptoms focused in the thoracic area

Question 2

The nurse interviewing an older adult for a nursing history recognizes that the client is experiencing symptomology inconsistent with normal aging of the urinary tract when the client reports: Select all that apply.
 
  a. finding it more difficult in the last few months to start voiding
  b. having two bladder infections in the last 4 years
  c. getting up once or twice each night to urinate
  d. occasionally experiencing pain when urinating
  e. needing to urinate every at least every two hours during the day

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A, B, D
Herpes zoster is a viral illness that produces clusters of papulovesicles that develop often in the thoracic area. The skin where the eruptions occur is often painful. Seborrheic keratosis is a waxy, raised lesion, that flesh-colored or pigmented and may vary in size.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A, D
Difficulty and pain are not characteristics of urination normally attributed to aging.
In about 10 to 20 of well older adults, aging of the urinary tract is associated with an increased frequency of involuntary bladder contractions. These changes may lead to frequency, nocturia, urgency, and vulnerability to infection.

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