The statement about aging that provides a rationale for focused assessment for elderly clients is that
a. the majority of elderly are demented.
b. the elderly are often socially isolated and lonely.
c. the senses of vision, hearing, touch, taste, and smell decline with age.
d. as people age, they become more rigid in their thinking and more set in their
ways.
C
Only option C is a true statement. It cues the nurse to assess carefully elderly client sensory function.
Correcting vision and hearing are critical to providing safe care. Options A, B, and D are myths
about aging.
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