The nurse is discussing safety with an older client during an assessment. The nurse should explain measures to slow bone loss to reduce the risk of:
1. muscle weakness.
2. kidney damage.
3. skeletal fractures.
4. diabetes mellitus.
Answer: 3
1. Muscle atrophy occurs separately from bone loss during aging.
2. Kidney damage is unrelated to bone loss.
3. Bone loss causes bones to be fragile and susceptible to skeletal fractures.
4. Bone loss is not a part of diabetes, but of aging.
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