When examining an older adult client's sense of smell, which finding would the nurse anticipate?
1. Heightened sense of smell
2. Normal sense of smell
3. Diminished sense of smell
4. Development does not impact the sense of smell
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Rationale 1: The sense of smell markedly diminishes because of a decrease in the number of olfactory nerve fibers and atrophy of the remaining fibers, making older adult clients less able to identify and discriminate odors.
Rationale 2: The sense of smell markedly diminishes because of a decrease in the number of olfactory nerve fibers and atrophy of the remaining fibers, making older adult clients less able to identify and discriminate odors.
Rationale 3: The sense of smell markedly diminishes because of a decrease in the number of olfactory nerve fibers and atrophy of the remaining fibers, making older adult clients less able to identify and discriminate odors.
Rationale 4: The sense of smell markedly diminishes because of a decrease in the number of olfactory nerve fibers and atrophy of the remaining fibers, making older adult clients less able to identify and discriminate odors.
Global Rationale: The sense of smell markedly diminishes because of a decrease in the number of olfactory nerve fibers and atrophy of the remaining fibers, making older adult clients less able to identify and discriminate odors.
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