Which are normal brain alterations associated with age? (Select all that apply.)
a. Decrease in brain weight
b. Pigmentation of brain with lipofuscin
c. Present of amyloid
d. Tiny clot formation
e. Tangled nerve fibers
A, B, C, E
All brain alterations listed are expected changes that affect the older adult's neurologic function except for tiny clot formations, which are a pathologic change.
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The nurse observes that a male patient is snoring every night. Which should the nurse assess in this patient to diagnose the potential for sleep apnea? (Select all that apply.)
a. Change in appetite b. Rituals for sleeping c. Number of daytime naps d. Headaches in the morning e. Irritability during the day f. Awakening during the night
Documentation using the DARE format (Data, Action, Response, Education) includes elements of the __________ charting system
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A patient, age 69, has emphysema. On assessing him, the nurse notes the presence of a "barrel chest." This pathology results from a(n)
a. increase in the lateromedial area from hypertrophy of mucous glands in the bronchi. b. increased anteroposterior diameter caused by overinflation of the alveoli. c. decrease in anteroposterior diameter caused by chronic dilation of the bronchi. d. widening of the sternocostal area secondary to chronic constriction of smooth muscles in the airways leading to bronchospasms.
The impending demand for a sufficient number of nurses will occur when ______ reach an age when they will consume the greatest number of health care services
a. baby boomers b. Generation Xers c. elderly adults d. children