A client is admitted with complaints of right upper quadrant pain, nausea, and vomiting. The nurse recognizes these symptoms correlate with which of the following physical changes in the elder adult?
A)
a greater risk to develop gallstones
B)
an increased gag reflex
C)
decreased sense of smell
D)
increased stomach emptying
A
Explanation:
A)
Intestinal motility and liver function decrease, putting elderly at greater risk for gallstone formation. The gag reflex and stomach emptying decrease. Sense of smell is decreased, but would not contribute to the listed symptoms.
Analysis
Assessment
Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
B)
Intestinal motility and liver function decrease, putting elderly at greater risk for gallstone formation. The gag reflex and stomach emptying decrease. Sense of smell is decreased, but would not contribute to the listed symptoms.
Analysis
Assessment
Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
C)
Intestinal motility and liver function decrease, putting elderly at greater risk for gallstone formation. The gag reflex and stomach emptying decrease. Sense of smell is decreased, but would not contribute to the listed symptoms.
Analysis
Assessment
Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
D)
Intestinal motility and liver function decrease, putting elderly at greater risk for gallstone formation. The gag reflex and stomach emptying decrease. Sense of smell is decreased, but would not contribute to the listed symptoms.
Analysis
Assessment
Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
You might also like to view...
Which of the following is the significance of a systolic murmur in a client with mitral valve prolapse?
A) Tightening of the chordae tendineae C) Heart palpitation B) Mitral regurgitation D) Impending heart failure
The parents of a child with type 1 diabetes mellitus ask how to prevent episodes of hypoglycemia. Which recommendation should the nurse make to these parents?
a. Provide three large meals daily but avoid snacks b. Provide snacks during the day and prior to exercise c. Avoid extra calories and closely maintain the prescribed diet plan d. Send candy bars to school with the student in case hypoglycemia symptoms occur
A client with end-stage pancreatic cancer is admitted to the nursing unit. The client is lethargic and jaundiced. A priority goal for this client will be to:
1. Manage comfort. 2. Understand effects of high bilirubin levels. 3. Manage nutrition. 4. Increase activity.
The nurse has incorporated several criteria that are essential for being a member of a profession. Which of the following has this nurse done? (Select all that apply.)
1. Has passed the licensure examination 2. Works regularly scheduled shifts 3. Completed a bachelor's degree in nursing 4. Limits absences from work 5. Joined the American Nurses Association 6. Reads evidenced-based information to incorporate into planning client care