An older female client reports having an alcoholic beverage every day. What should the nurse respond to this client?
a. "Alcohol has tonic benefits in the older person."
b. "There is no limit to the amount of alcohol you can ingest in a day."
c. "An older person needs to drink more alcohol before feeling the effects."
d. "There are no benefits to consuming more than one alcoholic drink per day."
d. "There are no benefits to consuming more than one alcoholic drink per day."
There are no demonstrated benefits to consuming more than one standard drink/day in women and two/day in men. Alcohol is referred to as both a tonic and a toxin because of its health benefits and risks. An age-related change in alcohol dehydrogenase, an enzyme involved in alcohol metabolism, increases the bioavailability of alcohol in this population. This enzyme alteration can lead to increased blood alcohol levels when coupled with the decreased total body
water associated with aging.
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