The nurse identifies the diagnosis of risk for injury as being appropriate for an older patient. What health problems would increase this patient's risk for injury? (Select all that apply.)
A) Hard of hearing
B) Weak gag reflex
C) Chronic renal failure
D) Fatigue and weakness
E) Macular degeneration
A, C, D, E
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Health problems that could increase this patient's risk for injury include being hard of hearing, having renal failure that causes ineffective elimination of wastes from the blood stream, fatigue and weakness leading to poor muscle tone, and poor vision caused by macular degeneration. A weak gag reflex would increase the patient's risk of infection related to aspiration.
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