The Nurse Caring for Clients in a Nursing Home Explains

The nurse caring for clients in a nursing home explains to a student nurse that many problems commonly associated with aging processes are disease processes that result from changes related to the normal aging processes. Which are normal aging processes? Select all that apply.

A) Decreased functioning of organs
B) Increased tactile sensation owing to fragile skin
C) Increased emotional, socioeconomic, and physical losses
D) Decreased capacity for recovery from wounds, injury, or illness
E) Decreased intellectual ability
F) Decreased reaction time