A nurse caring for older adults in an assistive living facility recognizes that a client's quality of life needs are best determined by:
1. Excellent physical, social, and emotional nursing assessments
2. A working knowledge of this age-group's developmental needs
3. A therapeutic nurse-client relationship that facilitates communication
4. The client's ever-changing physical, emotional, and cognitive abilities
ANS: 3
What defines quality of life varies from person to person. Nurses must listen to what the older adult considers to be most important rather than making assumptions about that individual's pri-orities.
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