A nurse is caring for a young adult. Which goal is priority?
a. Maintain peer relationships.
b. Maintain family relationships.
c. Maintain parenteral relationships.
d. Maintain recreational relationships.
ANS: B
Family is important during young adulthood. Challenges may include the demands of working and raising families. Peer is more important in the adolescent years. Young adults are much freer from parental control. While recreation is important, the family and work are the priorities in young adults.
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