An older patient is hospitalized after a fall that resulted in a fractured left ankle.By day 4 of the hospitalization,which includes reduction of the fracture and analgesic drug therapy,the patient has become mildly disoriented and is incontinent of urine.The nurse explains to the family that these symptoms reflect the:
A)relationship between aging and both physical and psychosocial responses to trauma.
B)response exhibited by many older adults who are hospitalized.
C)effects of stress-induced perceptual deficits often seen in the hospitalized older adult.
D)results of the pharmacologic pain control therapy.

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Many serious consequences are the result of the interaction of physical and psychosocial factors in the older patient.Although the other options have some degree of truth to them,the most comprehensive answer is the one that relates aging to response to trauma.

An Older Patient Is Hospitalized After a Fall That Resulted