The nurse is caring for an older adult client. The nurse recognizes that the factor most closely associated with the older adult's inability to live independently is
a. chronological age.
b. functional status.
c. relationship needs.
d. social functioning.
ANS: B
More than any other factor, impaired functional status is a determinant of an older adult's inability to live independently. Stress, acute and chronic illness, and age-related physiologic changes will influence a person's functional status. Functional status, rather than chronologic age, should be the stronger indicator of disability-related needs in older adults because functional impairment is not associated solely with age.
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