A nurse is assessing an older adult for cognitive changes. Which symptom will the nurse report as normal?
a. Disorientation
b. Poor judgment
c. Slower reaction time
d. Loss of language skills
ANS: C
Slower reaction time is a common change in the older adult. Symptoms of cognitive impairment, such as disorientation, loss of language skills, loss of the ability to calculate, and poor judgment are not normal aging changes and require further investigation of underlying causes.
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