Week 1 Discussion: Exploring the Nurse’s Role in Health Assessment Professor and Class, I currently practice nursing in a medical-surgical/telemetry unit. I live in an area in southern Florida that has a large influx in the population of residents in the winter months. In general, I believe the median age in Naples Florida is 65 years old. The majority of my patients are usually 65 years old if not older. According to, “Older adults are at greater risk than younger individuals for systemic...