A nurse working in a facility for patients 70 years and older, would anticipate that the patients would be completing which developmental tasks for their age group? Select all that apply
a. Work on life review.
b. Prepare for inevitability of own death.
c. Establish affiliation with younger age groups.
d. Maintain and develop new activities that help retain functional capacities.
e. Accept and adjust to changing, possibly restricted circumstances—social, financial, and lifestyle.
f. Maintain and develop activities that contribute to a continuing sense of usefulnessand self-worth and enhanced self-image
A, B, D, E, F
A nurse working in a facility for patients 70 years and older, would anticipate that the patients would be completing the developmental tasks of: working on life review; preparing for inevitability of their own death; establishing affilitation with their own age group (not younger age groups); maintaining and developing new activities that help retain functional capacities; and maintaining and developing activities that contribute to a continuing sense of usefulness and self-worth and enhanced self-image. Other developmental tasks for this age group include: developing new roles in family as eldest member; adapting to loss of life partner, family members, and friends; and accepting and adjusting to changes in mental and physical strength and agility and health status.
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