Due to the increasing percentage of older adult clients in the U. S., it is imperative that healthcare providers assess and confront their own attitudes and perceptions toward older adults. In your initial post, address the following:
a. Describe ageism and its impact on societal views of older adult clients.
b. Explain how ageism can influence the healthcare provisions of older adult clients.
c. As a healthcare provider, how can one best assess and confront attitudes, perceptions, behaviors, and biases toward older adults?

A48-year-old male presents with an 8-day history of productive cough, subjective fevers, and malaise. he is otherwise healthy without any active medical problems. he is a social drinker of alcohol, and denies any tobacco or drug use. on physical examination, the patient is alert and oriented. his temperature is 100.4 0 f, pulse rate is 56, respiratory rate is 18, and blood pressure is 133/64. heent is within normal limits and a chest exam has diffuse expiratory wheeze with decreased sounds to the right lower lung fields. blood labs reveal wbc 14.4, hgb 11.3, plt 233, alt 65, ast 102, and po 4 2.1. a chest x-ray reveals a dense consolidation with bulging fissures. based on these findings, what is the most likely pathogen affecting this patient?