Multiple Choice
An alert and well-oriented 78-year-old patient with multiple health problems rarely gets out of bed and complains of having "no energy" and feeling increasingly weak. The patient has had an 11-pound weight loss over the last year. The nurse should initially
A) ask the patient about daily dietary intake.
B) schedule regular range-of-motion exercise.
C) discuss long-term care placement with the patient.
D) describe normal changes with aging to the patient.
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