NU627 Geriatric Health Care week 5 dq

NU627 Geriatric Health Care

Discussion: Unit 5, Due Wednesday by 11:59 pm CT
Age Related Functional Changes in Geriatric Client
Instructions

Discussion Prompt [Due Wednesday]
Unit 5 is about age related changes in the older adult which includes sensory and sleep changes. One type of sleep disorder that affects 50% of the elderly population is insomnia. It is also the third most common complaint in the United States (Xiong, 2019). As Nurse Practitioners, we must address these age-related and sleep changes to ensure our clients are achieving optimal quality of life.
Xiong, G.L. (2019). Geriatric sleep disorders. Medscape. Retrieved from emedicine.medscape.com/article/292498-overview#a5
Initial Post Instructions:
* Please critically evaluate the subjective and objective information provided to you in the attached file below. ?The first part of the discussion board is to identify all pertinent positive and, negative information and list missing information