You are the nurse caring for an elderly patient with cardiovascular disease. The patient comes to the clinic with a suspected respiratory infection and is diagnosed with pneumonia. As the nurse, what do you know about the altered responses of older adults
A) Treatments for older adults need to be more holistic than treatments used in the younger population.
B) The altered responses of older adults reinforce the need for the nurse to monitor all body systems to identify possible systemic complications.
C) The altered responses of older adults define the nursing interactions with the patient.
D) Older adults become hypersensitive to antibiotic treatments for infectious disease states.
Ans: B
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Older people may be unable to respond effectively to an acute illness, or, if a chronic health condition is present, they may be unable to sustain appropriate responses over a long period. Furthermore, their ability to respond to definitive treatment is impaired. The altered responses of older adults reinforce the need for nurses to monitor all body system functions closely, being alert to signs of impending systemic complication. Holism should be integrated into all patients' care. Altered responses in the older adult do not define the interactions between the nurse and the patient. Older adults do not become hypersensitive to antibiotic treatments for infectious disease states.
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