An elderly patient tells the nurse that she sustained a burn on her leg when she accidentally leaned onto the door of an open oven and did not feel the heat which caused the burn
With which of the following should the nurse respond to this patient? 1. Nerve endings in the arms and legs die as a person ages.
2. It is easy become confused as we age.
3. Touch sensitivity to the legs is reduced as a person ages.
4. Burns on the leg heal very quickly.
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Rationale: An age-related change to the neurosensory status is reduced sensitivity in the fingertips, palms, and lower extremities. This is the response the nurse should make to the patient. Nerve endings in the legs do not necessarily die as a person ages. There is no evidence to suggest that the patient was confused. The nurse should not tell the patient that leg burns heal quickly because everyone heals at their own rate and there is no way of knowing how quickly the elderly patient's leg burn will heal.
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