Question: The Nurse At A Long-term Care Facility Encourages The Older Adults To Drink Even Though They May Not Feel Thirsty At The Time. Which Statement Supports The Nurse’s Action? A.Older Adults Often Experience A Decrease In The Sensation Of Thirst, Even When Serum Sodium Levels Are High. B.The Metabolic Needs For Both Fluid And Sodium In Older Adults Differ …

The nurse at a long-term care facility encourages the olderadults to drink even though they may not feel thirsty at the time.Which statement supports the nurse’s action?

a.Older adults often experience a decrease in the sensation ofthirst, even when serum sodium levels are high.

b.The metabolic needs for both fluid and sodium in older adultsdiffer from those of younger individuals.

c.Regulation and maintenance of effective circulating volume bythe kidneys is less effective in older adults.

d.The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) is less ableto facilitate sodium clearance in older adults.

I got A as the correct answer but I do not understand whyexactly