An older patient who reports being "healthy enough to cut my own fire wood" is being assessed prior to outpatient surgery. The nurse recognizes which assessment observation as a possible result of the wear-and-tear theory?
a. Swollen finger joints
b. Red, watery eyes
c. Grimacing when raising left arm
d. Bilaterally bruising on the forearms
C
This theory proposes that cells wear out over time because of continued use. The pain caused by movement of the shoulder is the observation most likely a result of the patient's practice of cutting his own firewood. The other choices do not demonstrate continued use that is part of the wear-and-tear theory of aging.
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