The nurse is planning a presentation for nursing assistants on caring for older patients. Which criteria should the nurse include when explaining frailty? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Slowness
2. Low activity
3. Short-term memory loss
4. Weakness and exhaustion
5. Unplanned weight loss of at least 10 lbs. in a year
1,2,4,5
Rationale: Frailty has been defined as the presence of three or more specific criteria which include slowness.
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