Normative Aging Changes: Case Study

Normative Aging Changes: Case Study Name of Student InstitutionDate of SubmissionAuthor Note Normative Aging Changes: Case Study While aging is a natural process, various health complications arise, especially lifestyle diseases. Although lifestyle diseases like diabetes, cancer, or hypertension result from poor dietary choices, the case differs among the elderly. People of advanced age, mainly those above 65, might feel energetic, with some not needing physical support in daily activities. Even so, their bones and muscles weaken with time, and they are significantly prone to lifestyle diseases controllable by continuous assessment. On that note, this case study focuses on a 70-year-old female client to analyze the normative aging changes relevant to health. It outlines and analyzes the client's BMI, screening tools for nutritional and exercise knowledge assessment, outcomes, nursing interventions, referrals, and rationale. Client's BMIThe client's height of 5'5" and weight of 90 kg indicate that she has a BMI of 33. Given that a healthy BMI ranges between 18.5 and 24.9, a BMI of ≤ 18.5 indicates that one is underweight, while a BMI of