You are performing an initial assessment on an 80-year-old male patient admitted for an infected right hand. The man tells you that he can no longer do as many things as he used to be able to do
What do recognize as impacting your patient's life?
A) An infectious-disease state
B) Loss of independence
C) Age-related changes
D) Loneliness
Ans: C
Feedback: Age-related changes and risk factors may negatively interfere with patient outcomes and actually impair patient activity and quality of life. Though the patient was admitted for an infected hand, there is no place in this scenario that says this infection is long standing or that it could impact the patient's life; similarly, this scenario does not cite that the patient has lost his independence or that he is lonely, so these factors would not be impacting the patient's life.
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