A nurse is teaching a group of older adults about aging and risks to health. The nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the group identifies which condition as a major cause of injury in the older adult?

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For people older than 65 years, falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries, with hip fractures resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. According to the CDC, fall death rates in the United States have increased 30% from 2007 to 2016, and if the trend continues, there will be 7 fall deaths every hour by 2030 (CDC, 2017b) Multiple factors place the older adult at risk for falls, including the use of medications affecting balance, thinking, memory, and elimination; impaired vision; environmental hazards (i.e., slippery floors, throw rugs, poor lighting); decreased strength; loss of bone mass; and neurologic and musculoskeletal problems; however, falls are not an unavoidable part of aging (National Council on Aging, n.d.).

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