A 56-year-old woman who emigrated from Vietnam as an adult was admitted with a urinary tract infection, but has now developed urosepsis. The nurse is in the process of changing the patient's plan of care accordingly
The nurse should consider what phenomenon that tends to occur in patients of all ages when they are ill?
A) Tendency to regress in language skills
B) Tendency to become more passive
C) Tendency to become more involved in care
D) Tendency to regress in age-appropriate behavior
Ans: A
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During illness, patients of all ages tend to regress, and the regression often involves language skills. The other tendencies do not apply in this case.
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