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An 80-year-old Gertrude is unable to get the proper taste of the food. She is also facing trouble in vision and hearing. She is unable to read the menu given by the nurse to select the food of her own choice and cannot hear low speech sound of nurse. She ask her to speak loudly and turn off the buzzing sound. Determine the knowledge of nurse about special senses and aging that help to explain the comments made by Gertrude.
Introduction:
With age, the functioning of the sense organs declines gradually. This occurs due to the improper functioning of the receptors of those organs. Aging is the sequential or gradual change in an organism that leads to an increased susceptibility of ability, disease, and death.
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