An older adult client is in the hospital. The client is ambulatory and independent. What intervention by the nurse would be most helpful in preventing falls in this client?

The nurse is caring for an older adult patient who is receiving multiple medications. When monitoring this patient for potential drug toxicity, the nurse should review which lab values particularly closely given the patients advanced age?

A nurse admits an older adult from a home environment. The client lives with an adult son and daughter-in-law. The client has urine burns on the skin, no dentures, and several pressure injuries. What action by the nurse is most appropriate?

When completing an admission assessment on an older adult, the nurse gives the patient a high fall risk score. Which action should the nurse take first?

Age related changes in the sleep-wake cycle cause problems with staying asleep, falling asleep, waking too early in the morning, and excessive daytime napping. Which bodily system is blamed for this change?

The “power stroke” occurs when

Match the connective tissue to the correct definition.

Movement that increases the angle of a joint in the saggital plane is

The thickening of long bones is called

The most severe form of skin cancer is