Exam 4: Physiological Changes with Aging

A 79-year-old female client lives in an assisted living facility.She consults the nurse practitioner because of complaints of vaginal itching and burning and vaginal discharge.The nurse practitioner diagnoses a yeast infection and prescribes nystatin (Mycostatin)suppositories.The client states,"This is the third infection I have had in the past 2 years.Do all older women get these infections?" The nurse practitioner bases her answer on the knowledge that:

As you enter your patient's room,you find her sitting up in bed,reading the large print edition of Reader's Digest.She asks you if it is possible to increase the amount of lighting in the room for her while she reads.She says to you,"I don't know what it is.It just seems that I need more light for everything as I get older." In your verbal response to her,you explain what age-related changes?

You have four rooms to choose from for your elderly client to be admitted this afternoon.Which room would you choose?

Which statement best describes normal changes of aging?

A 77-year-old woman is being treated for glaucoma.She asks the nurse what causes glaucoma.The nurses bases a response on the knowledge that:

Tinnitus is defined as:

You are caring for an 89-year-old woman who was admitted to the hospital for weakness and a cough.In her assessment,the client describes that she has to go to the bathroom frequently and manages this by monitoring her fluid intake,especially before going to bed.She has no pain or discomfort with voiding.The nurse knows:

You are teaching a health promotion class at a senior center.The topic is promoting healthy skin while aging.The following topics should be included in the program except:

In implementing care for an elderly bedridden client,which nursing intervention reflects appropriate action to compensate for normal changes of aging to her immunological system?

A 97-year-old patient is admitted to the medical unit with pneumonia.He was treated as an outpatient with oral antibiotics and was only admitted for intravenous antibiotics when his symptoms did not resolve.He has a productive cough and bilateral congestion and is complaining of weakness.His vital signs are 106/78,82,24,and a temperature of 97 degrees (oral).His granddaughter asks you,"Why isn't grandpa running a fever? He is so very sick." You answer her based on the knowledge that: