What information does the nurse share with the student about normal age-related changes in the kidneys?
a. Renal mass increases.
b. The glomerular filtration rate decreases.
c. Poor renal function occurs after age 65 .
d. There are no real age-related changes.
B
Older adults have a decreased glomerular filtration rate, decreased renal mass, but renal function can remain good up to the ninth decade.
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A. Implementing a child safety program B. Planning a focused child safety program C. Performing an analysis of health problems related to child safety D. Determining the appropriateness of the planned health activity
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A. Trichomoniasis B. Malaria C. Dysentery D. All of these
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