Despite the Challenges, Remaining in a Lifelong Home Gives Elders

question 68

Multiple Choice

Despite the challenges, remaining in a lifelong home gives elders the emotional benefit of ______.

• A) a reason to make family come visit
• B) making them completely self-sufficient
• C) a reason to avoid relocating
• D) aiding their sense of identity

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Definitions:

Electrolyte Balance

The maintenance of proper concentrations of minerals in the body, which is vital for numerous physiological functions.

Metabolizing Medications

The process by which the body chemically transforms medications, affecting their efficacy, duration, and elimination from the body.

Health Care-Associated Infection

Infections acquired by patients during the course of receiving treatment for other conditions within a healthcare setting.

Catheterization Procedures

Medical interventions where a catheter is inserted into a body cavity, duct, or vessel to allow for drainage, injection of fluids, or access by surgical instruments.