A nurse is caring for an older person whose renal changes make it impossible to concentrate or dilute urine. For what is this patient at the greatest risk?
a. Urinary infection
b. Dehydration
c. Incontinence
d. Renal failure
B
The kidney's ability to concentrate urine is a major defense against dehydration.
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An elderly patient is more likely to develop infections than a younger individual due to the:
A) Decreased hormone levels B) Decreased function of T lymphocytes C) Increased function of B lymphocytes D) Increased humoral immunity
Several children have arrived at the walk-in clinic of a primary care facility. The child the nurse should assess first is:
1. A 2-month-old with a 2-day history of diarrhea. 2. A 2-year-old who has been pulling at his ear. 3. A 6-year-old who is wheezing and short of breath. 4. A 10-year-old with a sore throat.