Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Exercise 13

For each of the nursing diagnoses listed, identify at least two normal expected physiologic changes related to aging that could be etiologic factors of the diagnosis.Changes related to aging are found in the chapters identified in Table 5-6.
a.Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements (see Table 39-5, p.871.) Change: Change:
b.Activity intolerance (see Table 62-1, p.1494.) Change: Change:
c.Risk for injury (see Table 56-4, p.1344; Table 21-1, p.371.) Change: Change:
d.Urge urinary incontinence (see Table 45-2, p.1051.) Change: Change:
e.Ineffective airway clearance (see Table 26-4, p.481.) Change: Change:
f.Risk for impaired skin integrity (see Table 23-1, p.417.) Change: Change:
g.Ineffective peripheral tissue perfusion (see Table 32-1, p.691.) Change: Change:
h.Constipation (see Table 39-5, p.871.) Change: Change: