During a neurologic examination of the older client the nurse would expect to see which of the following age-related findings?
A)
a decreased sense of touch and temperature
B)
an increase in deep tendon reflexes
C)
a depressed mood
D)
disorientation to person and place
A
Explanation:
A)
Brain atrophy in the elderly reduces perception to touch, movement, sensation, and temperature. Reflexes would be decreased. A depressed mood and confusion would signal an underlying disease.
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Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
B)
Brain atrophy in the elderly reduces perception to touch, movement, sensation, and temperature. Reflexes would be decreased. A depressed mood and confusion would signal an underlying disease.
Application
Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
C)
Brain atrophy in the elderly reduces perception to touch, movement, sensation, and temperature. Reflexes would be decreased. A depressed mood and confusion would signal an underlying disease.
Application
Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
D)
Brain atrophy in the elderly reduces perception to touch, movement, sensation, and temperature. Reflexes would be decreased. A depressed mood and confusion would signal an underlying disease.
Application
Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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