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Sufayan.ah

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When documenting care that has been implemented by the nurse, what is the term used to describe an older adult who is living in a long-term care or residential facility?
 
  a. Client
  b. Patient
  c. Resident
  d. Individual

Question 2

The nurse is performing a physical examination on a 40-year-old client. The nurse will most likely find that the client of this age is experiencing which one of the following physiological changes related to normal aging?
 
  a. Decreased heart rate
  b. Decreased sense of smell
  c. Decreased strength of abdominal muscles
  d. Decreased function of the cranial nerves



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Answer to Question 1

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A Client is not the correct term to describe an older adult living in a long-term care or residential facility.
B Patient is not the correct term to describe an older adult living in a long-term care or residential facility.
C Older adults living in a long-term care or residential facility often live there the rest of their lives, and therefore are referred to as residents rather than clients or patients.
D Individual is not the correct term to describe an older adult living in a long-term care or residential facility.

Answer to Question 2

C
A physiological change related to normal aging in the middle-aged adult would be decreased strength of abdominal muscles.
The middle-aged adult should not have a decreased heart rate.
The middle-aged adult should have a normal sense of smell.
The middle-aged adult should have normal functioning of the cranial nerves.



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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