The nurse is assessing an older female patient admitted to the hospital for generalized weakness and a cough. Which assessment findings would be considered normal changes related to aging? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Elevated blood pressure
2. Needing to urinate every 3 hours
3. Needing to wear eye glasses for reading
4. Pulse rate 104 beats per minute and thready
5. Respiratory rate 22 per minute after walking a short distance
2,3,5
Rationale: Even though the arteries stiffen with age, an elevation in blood pressure needs to be investigated and not assumed that it is a normal change related to aging.
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