During an Assessment of an Older Adult, the Nurse Should

Multiple Choice

During an assessment of an older adult, the nurse should expect to which finding as a normal physiologic change associated with the aging process?

A) Hormonal changes causing vasodilation and a resulting drop in blood pressure
B) Progressive atrophy of the intramuscular calf veins, causing venous insufficiency
C) Peripheral blood vessels growing more rigid with age, producing a rise in systolic blood pressure
D) Narrowing of the inferior vena cava, causing low blood flow and increases in venous pressure resulting in varicosities