The nurse is assessing clients diagnosed with chronic disease processes for the probability of hospitalization due to the exacerbation of related symptoms.The nurse recognizes that the client with the highest probability is a(n):

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Individuals with chronic conditions typically have repeated hospitalizations to treat exacerbations of their illness. For both men and women ages 65 to 74, the most common reasons for hospitalization are heart disease, cancer, pneumonia, and stroke. As men and women reach 75 years of age or older, these diseases continue to predominate and hospitalizations resulting from injuries, particularly in women (e.g., hip fractures), increase significantly. Given these statistics, one can see that elderly women have significantly more hospitalizations than do men of the same age.

The Nurse Is Assessing Clients Diagnosed with Chronic Disease Processes