When educating the older adult population about the risks to physical health that chronic alcohol abuse presents, the nurse is especially careful to include the:
a. Identification of the signs and symptoms of gastrointestinal bleeding
b. Need to avoid injuries resulting from falls due to cognitive impairment
c. Importance of maintaining a healthy, well-balanced diet
d. Effect seen related to hepatic disease induced jaundice
ANS: A
Risks of gastrointestinal ulceration and bleeding may be higher in older people because of the decrease in gastric pH that occurs in aging, and so needs to be stressed when addressing the older adult population. The other options are not specific to the older adult who chroni-cally abuses alcohol.
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