You are the nurse caring for a 91-year-old patient admitted to the hospital for a fall. The patient complains of incontinence and tells you he falls when he tries to get to the bathroom. You assess the patient as frail and prone to falls
You know that this patient most likely has a diagnosis of what?
A) Impaired cognitive functioning
B) Environmental hazards
C) A geriatric syndrome
D) An age-related health deficit
Ans: C
Feedback: A number of problems commonly experienced by the elderly are becoming recognized as geriatric syndromes. These conditions do not fit into discrete disease categories. Examples include frailty, delirium, falls, urinary incontinence, and pressure ulcers. Impaired cognitive functioning, environmental hazards in the home, and an age-related health deficit may all play a part in the episodes in this patient's life that lead to falls, but they are not diagnoses and are, therefore, incorrect.
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