A nurse planning a health workshop for senior citizens wants to provide discussion topics that will interest everyone. In a typical group of seniors, which disorder will afflict the greatest number?
A) Hypertension
B) Hearing impairment
C) Heart condition
D) Arthritis
D
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All these disorders are common in elderly people, but arthritis will afflict almost half of them. More than one-third will have hypertension, nearly one-third will have a hearing impairment, and more than one-fourth will have a heart condition. These are the "top four" conditions a nurse in this situation would want to present to the group.
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