A nurse is making the first home visit to a recently discharged elderly client. Which of the following should the nurse most likely expect to find?

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Visual and hearing impairment are among the most common age-related conditions affecting the elderly population. The prevalence of vision impairment in individuals over the age of 65 years is: 17% of individuals 65 to 74 report some form of vision impairment and 26% of individuals over the age of 75 report some form of vision impairment. A study by physicians at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, found hearing loss prevalence in patients 70 years and older to be 60%. Thus, the nurse should be anticipating the needs of the client rather than being concerned about the potential factors that the client may be upset about.

A Nurse Is Making the First Home Visit to a Recently