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What element of the integumentary system becomes brittle and thick? - Answer-nails What musculoskeletal problem causes the pt. to stoop forward? - Answer-Kyphosis What disease is increasing among older adults? - Answer-Type 2 diabetes A pt. who has thin skin and lacks subcut. fat due to ag...

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What element of the integumentary system becomes brittle and thick? - Answer-nails

What musculoskeletal problem causes the pt. to stoop forward? - Answer-Kyphosis

What disease is increasing among older adults? - Answer-Type 2 diabetes

A pt. who has thin skin and lacks subcut. fat due to aging is at risk for? - Answer-
Pressure injuries

To help reduce pressure injuries you should... - Answer-turn pts. every 2 hours

In relation to aging and the GI system - older adults will have problems... - Answer-
eating and defecating

Difficulty swallowing foods/liquids with a mild/complete painful blockage is? - Answer-
Dysphagia

Dysphagia is... - Answer-difficulty swallowing

How should a pt. w/ dysphagia be positioned to eat? why? - Answer-sitting upright w/
chin down
why?
to aid in swallowing

What can the nurse do to help the pt. w/ eating problems? (4) - Answer--position
correctly
-reduce distraction
-thicken liquids
-cue pt. to swallow

Fecal incontinence is another word for? - Answer-constipation

Can the intake of antacids contribute to fecal incontinence? - Answer-yes

What can help w/ fecal incontinence? (2) - Answer--Fiber supplements for nutritional
support
-warm prune juice

What happens to bladder capacity as the body ages? - Answer-it decreases

What can occur when there is a decrease in bladder capacity? - Answer-nocturia

, What is nocturia? - Answer-frequently urinating at night

aging can cause ________ in relation to the cardiovascular system - Answer-decreased
blood vessel elasticity

decreased blood vessel elasticity may cause - Answer-hypertension

pain, cramps, sense of fatigue in the muscles of lower extremities when exercising is
known as - Answer-claudication

How can you relieve claudication? - Answer-by resting

in relation to the reproductive system women may experience ______ as they age due
to? - Answer-vaginal dryness
due to mucosal drying

women w/ vaginal dryness may complain of - Answer-pain during sex

in relation to aging and sensory perception what is most commonly seen in the older
adult? (8) - Answer--Glaucoma -loss of smell
-Cataracts -presbyopia
-balance -presbycusis
-cerumen
-loss of taste buds

pt. states "the food has no taste" what can this lead to? why? - Answer-lead to no
appetite
why?
decrease of papillae on tongue

What is presbyopia? - Answer-age related farsightedness

The gradual ability of the eyes to focus on nearby objects and the loss of elasticity of the
lens are related to? - Answer-presbyopia

What is presbycusis? - Answer-age related hearing loss

gradual changes in inner ear and auditory nerve is related to? - Answer-presbycusis

Should you talk in a higher tone of voice w/ a pt. who has presbycusis? - Answer-no,
speak in a lower tone of voice

What is proprioception? - Answer-The body's ability to sense movement, action, and
location

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