The nurse is teaching a group of older clients about the importance of obtaining an annual flu shot. The nurse should explain that the older client is at greater risk of complications from the flu due to:
1. inability to keep the house clean.
2. poor eating habits.
3. a diminished immune response.
4. polypharmacy.
Answer: 3
1. An inability to keep the house clean is not likely to increase the older client's susceptibility to the flu.
2. Poor eating habits are a contributing factor to the severity of the flu but not the reason the older client should be immunized.
3. As people age, the immune system grows less effective. For this reason, the elderly client should be immunized against the flu annually.
4. Polypharmacy is taking many drugs and does not directly affect the client's susceptibility to the flu.
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