A state health investigator surveyed the residents of a retirement housing complex to determine how their financial resources affected their lives and influenced their choices

Which of the following did the investigator most likely find to be true of most of the retired residents? A) Most older people depend on their life savings through their retirement years
B) Inflation in the past decades increased retirement benefits for today's seniors
C) Nearly three-quarters of all seniors are financially comfortable
D) More than half of all seniors retire with only Social Security benefits


D
Feedback:
Only a minority of the older population has an income from a private pension plan. Few have significant savings, and inflation has decreased the value of their retirement funds. Of the workers who are currently active in the labor force, more than half will not have pension plans when they retire.

Nursing

You might also like to view...

Which of the following is an example of artificially acquired active immunity? Select all that apply

A) An individual who is exposed to chickenpox for the first time and has no immunity to the disease B) Administration of the varicella vaccine to an individual who has no immunity to the disease C) An individual who is exposed to pertussis for the first time and has no immunity to the disease D) Administration of the influenza vaccine to an individual who has no immunity to the disease E) Administration of the rubella vaccine to an individual who has no immunity to the disease

Nursing

Which ethical principle supports the argument that all newborns should be screened for HIV?

1. Autonomy 2. Beneficence 3. Confidentiality 4. Informed consent

Nursing

Which of the following diagnostic procedures may be ordered for a patient with a suspected brain tumor? Select all that apply

1. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 2. An electroencephalogram (EEG) 3. A lumbar puncture 4. A glucose tolerance test 5. Paracentesis

Nursing

After genetic testing, a client is suspected of having mitochondrial gene alteration. When reviewing the test result with the client, which body systems are noted as being affected by this alteration? Select all that apply

1. Brain 2. Renal 3. Cardiac 4. Genitourinary 5. Musculoskeletal

Nursing