An 89-year-old is admitted to the medical-surgical floor. The nurse is formulating the client's plan of care. In assessing the client, which findings would be considered part of the clinical syn-drome of frailty? (Select all that apply.)
a. Increased appetite
b. Weight loss
c. Weakness
d. Decreased sleep
e. Slowed gait
B, C, E
Frailty as a clinical syndrome is characterized by unintentional weight loss, weakness, exhaustion, and slowed physical activity such as walking. Increased appetite and decreased sleep are not necessarily part of this syndrome.
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