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sam.t96

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on: Jul 22, 2018
Which normal physiological change in sensory function occurs with advancing age?
 
  a. Decreased sensitivity to glare
  b. Increased number of taste buds
  c. Difficulty discriminating vowel sounds
  d. Decreased sensitivity to pain

Question 2

A home health nurse is assembling a puzzle with an elderly patient and notices that the patient is having difficulty connecting two puzzle pieces. The nurse knows that this is most likely related to which aspect of sensory deprivation?
 
  a. Perceptual
  b. Cognitive
  c. Affective
  d. Social


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softEldritch

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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Older adults experience tactile changes including declining sensitivity to pain, pressure, and temperature.
Older adults have an increased sensitivity to glare.
Older adults have a decreased number of taste buds.
Older adults have difficulty discriminating the consonants (z, t, f, g) and high-frequency sounds (s, sh, ph, k).

Answer to Question 2

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Alterations in spatial orientation and in visual/motor coordination are signs of perceptual dysfunction. Cognitive function is the ability to think and the capacity to learn; the patient is not disoriented or unable to learn. Affective problems include boredom and restlessness; the patient is participating in an activity. The patient is socializing with the home health nurse, so isolation is not a problem.


sam.t96

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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