Which of the following assessment findings of a male client age 77 years should signal the nurse to a potentially pathologic finding, rather than a normal age-related change?
A) The client is oriented to person and place but is unsure of the month.
B) The client states that his urine stream is less strong than in the past.
C) The client claims to hear high-pitched sounds less clearly than earlier in life.
D) The client's gait is slow and his posture appears stooped.
Ans: A
Age-related physiologic changes include a weakening of bladder emptying, presbycusis, and a slow gait that may be accompanied by stooped posture. Disorientation to time, however, should always prompt the nurse to perform further assessment and should never be considered a normal accompaniment to the aging process.
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