When working with patients, you will need to obtain needed information from patients in order to help in the diagnosis process. In thinking about the various questions you may need to ask, which questions do you think may be a challenge for you to ask the geriatric population? the pediatric population? Why would these be challenging questions for you?

Pearl richards, 69 years of age, is a female patient who is in the operating room for a repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. the patient has a history of hypertension controlled with medications, osteoporosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and has smoked two packs of cigarettes per day for 40 years. qn1. what nursing interventions are instituted to reduce the surgical risk factors related to the patient’s age. qn2. explain the role of the nurse in providing patient safety measures during the introspective period.