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An older adult client states, “I often have dry eyes; it is bothersome and irritating.” What intervention will the nurse recommend?

A nurse counsels an older adult client with chronic insomnia. Which statement will the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is teaching older adults at a senior center how to reduce the incidence of falls. Which statement indicates that the nurse’s teaching has been effective?

Following a prolonged hospital stay, an older adult client has returned to the nursing home where the client normally resides. The client became incontinent of urine during the time in the hospital, a problem that nursing staff wish to now resolve. What action will the caregivers take in performing continence training?

A nurse assesses an older adult in the assisted living facility who has presbyphagia. Which of the following should the nurse auscultate?

A nurse is providing health education to an older adult with osteoarthritis. Which statement indicates that the client needs additional teaching?

The nurse is discussing smoking cessation with an older adult client who has smoked two packs per day of cigarettes since the client’s late teens. The client responds, “At this point in my life, I think it is probably too late to quit.” How should the nurse best respond to the client’s statement?

Which factor is prevalent with the normal aging process as it relates to respiratory abnormality?

Which statement by an older adult client indicates the need for further teaching related to cholesterol reduction?  

An active older adult client rock climbs and snowboards in the free time. Which will the nurse recommend to reduce the risk of broken bones?