When a Geriatric Patient Is Admitted to the Postsurgical Unit

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Essay

When a geriatric patient is admitted to the postsurgical unit, an important nursing measure is to prevent the loss of muscle mass. What is the term used for loss of muscle mass and how can the patient prevent it?

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Definitions:

Jane Elliott

Jane Elliott is an American schoolteacher known for her "blue eyes–brown eyes" exercise, which she developed to illustrate the effects of racism and prejudice to her students following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

Conforms

To behave according to the conventional standards, rules, or laws set by a group or society.

Normative Social Influence

It is the influence of other people that leads us to conform in order to be liked and accepted by them.

Compliance

The act of conforming, submitting, or adapting one's actions to another's wishes, rules, or regulations.