You Are Caring for an 81-Year-Old Client Who Is Deciding

question 17

Multiple Choice

You are caring for an 81-year-old client who is deciding whether to have cardiovascular surgery. The client asks you why the risks are greater for them than for a younger person, what would be your answer?

• A) Many older adults have other things wrong with them besides their cardiac problems.
• B) Older adults have the same risk factors as younger adults.
• C) Older adults have hypersensitive renal systems and younger adults don't.
• D) Older adults have different thought processes than younger adults do.

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Definitions:

Mumbling

Speaking softly and indistinctly, making it difficult for others to understand the spoken words.

Antipsychotic Medication

A class of medication used to manage psychosis, notably in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

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Ziprasidone

An antipsychotic medication used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder by altering the effects of chemicals in the brain.