A recreational therapist has proposed an organized program to the nurse manager of a long-term care facility that the therapist claims can significantly improve the self-concept of residents
Which of the following components of the therapist's program is most likely to achieve the stated goal? A) Bringing in a staff member's dog to regularly interact with residents.
B) Organizing a series of health promotion classes for residents that will be conducted by staff nurses.
C) Holding reminiscence sessions where residents are encouraged to write autobiographical life reviews.
D) Beginning a chair aerobics class to increase physical activity by frail residents.
C
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Activities such as having life-review discussions, recording oral histories, and compiling a scrapbook of life events not only help older adults feel a sense of worth about the lives they have lived but also provide a sense of history and legacy for younger generations. This is more likely to foster residents' self-concepts than exercise, education, or pet therapy.
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