Which of the following nursing questions is best directed towards the assessment of a normal finding regarding physiological changes in an older-adult client?
1. "Any difficulty driving at night?"
2. "Are you experiencing any loss of libido?"
3. "Do you see yourself as becoming forgetful"
4. "Have you had your cholesterol tested lately?"
ANS: 1
A common physiological change in the older-adult client is an increased sensitivity to glare, which makes night driving difficult. Decreased sexual drive is not a normal physiological change of aging. Memory loss is not a normal physiological change of aging. Hyperlipidemia is not a normal physiological change of aging, nor should it be monitored only by the older adult.
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