The geriatric nurse bases the decision to identify a specific client as a falls risk primarily on the:
A) presence of visual deficiencies and musculoskeletal weakness.
B) results determined by cognitive and physiological assessment tools.
C) degree of frailty and functional limitation observed.
D) inability to following instructions and communicate effectively.
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Q1: The nurse identifies the older adult client
Q2: When assessing an older adult for intrinsic
Q3: When appropriately addressing safety issues, the geriatric
Q4: An older adult's risk for fall related
Q6: The geriatric nurse recognizes that the most
Q7: A cognitively impaired older adult client is
Q8: An older adult has been diagnosed with
Q9: A 73-year-old client is diagnosed with bilateral
Q10: Which nursing intervention best demonstrates the understanding
Q11: An older adult has been diagnosed with
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