Which of the following statements made by a nurse best reflects an understanding of the nega-tive impact of ageism regarding client care?
1. "If I don't value the older client, I will never be able to provide the care they are entitled too."
2. "Everyone, regardless of age or position, always deserves effective, appropriate nursing care."
3. "As a society we lose so much valuable wisdom and knowledge when we devalue our older members."
4. "If older clients do not feel valued, they are less likely to seek the health care they need and deserve."
ANS: 1
According to experts in the field of gerontology, unopposed ageism has the potential to under-mine the self-confidence of older adults, limit their access to care, and distort caregivers' under-standing of the uniqueness of each older adult. Health care providers must be free of such an un-ethical attitude so that client care will never be compromised. This is a truism that is not specific to ageism
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