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A 70-year-old couple is considering marriage and is concerned about whether they will be able to participate in sexual activities. What is the nurse’s most appropriate response?

The nurse in a long-term care facility emphasizes to the family of a resident recently admitted that one of the purposes of the creative behavioral therapies is to:

Which major physical changes should the nurse identify as being related to the normal aging process? Select all that apply.

The nurse observes that an 88-year-old woman at an assisted living facility frequently shares stories about her military service during World War II. What action should the nurse take based on the client’s behavior?

When the nurse plans to use reminiscence as a psychosocial approach to managing confusion with cognitively impaired patients, the nurse should:

When a patient becomes violent and hits a table with his cane, the initial appropriate nursing approach is to:

When the nurse determines that an older adult patient has a reasonable risk of being physically abused by family members, it is the nurse’s legal obligation to:

The nurse clarifies to a family of a resident with Alzheimer disease that dementia differs from confusion and delirium in that dementia is:

A nurse making a home visit to a 75-year-old woman discovers that the patient stays in bed or on the couch most of the time because she is afraid of falling. The nurse should arrange for:

A client living in an extended care facility wants to know how to live a healthier and a happier life in older adulthood. What healthcare goal should the nurse present?