The Nurse Is Assessing a 75-Year-Old Male Patient

The nurse is assessing a 75-year-old male patient.At the beginning of the mental status portion of the assessment,the nurse expects that this patient:

A) will have no decrease in any of his abilities,including response time.
B) will have difficulty on tests of remote memory because this typically decreases with age.
C) may take a little longer to respond,but his general knowledge and abilities should not have declined.
D) will have had a decrease in his response time because of language loss and a decrease in general knowledge.