Which of the following is NOT characteristic of older patients?

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Older individuals have lower metabolic rates than younger patients and have a less robust immune system than other patients. Because of these and other factors, they are less likely than other patients to develop fevers when they are ill. Older patients are more likely than other patient care populations to become colonized or infected with health care-associated pathogens, in fact, nosocomial infections are common in the elderly. Older patients with infections frequently become disoriented, confused, and agitated-a frightening but transient condition known as delirium. Thinning of the skin and an increase in the fragility of the skin, accompanied by prolonged bed rest or immobility increases the incidence of pressure ulcers in the older patient, especially over bony prominences (e.g., the heels, hips, or sacrum).

Which of the Following Is NOT Characteristic of Older Patients