The nurse shows an appropriate understanding of the health promotion needs of an older adult client when:
1. Offering to arrange a pneumococcal vaccine for a client turning 60 years old.
2. Assessing the 62-year-old client for situational depression.
3. Discussing smoking cessation classes with a 64-year-old.
4. Asking a 78-year-old client whether he had his cholesterol tested within the last 3 years.
5. Measuring the 79-year-old client's height and weight.
Correct Answer: 2,3,5
Rationale: Appropriate health promotion practices would encourage such a vaccine for the client 65 years of age or older.
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