A 72-year-old man who lives alone is being discharged home after being hospitalized with pneumonia
The discharge teaching for this patient includes discussing with his family normal aging, which includes a decreased sense of smell. What would the nurse encourage the family to do to compensate for this decreased sense of smell?
A) Get the patient a dog.
B) Move the patient into the family home.
C) Hire someone to check on the patient every day.
D) Install smoke detectors in the patient's house.
Ans: D
Feedback: A decreased sense of smell may present a safety hazard, because elderly people
living alone may be unable to detect household gas leaks or fires. Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, important for all, are critical for the elderly. To compensate for a decreased sense of smell the nurse would not encourage getting a dog, moving the patient into the family home, or hiring someone to check on the patient every day.
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