Which statements made by a couple who have recently retired support the nurse's evaluation that the transition to retirement has been a successful one? (Select all that apply.)
a. "I'm afraid we can't make it that week-end; we'll be visiting the grandchildren."
b. "I'm not accustomed to sharing my kitch-en with anyone else."
c. "One week I was working 50 hours and the next I didn't have to get up until noon."
d. "I often wonder if my buddies from the plant miss me."
e. "We have found a few painless ways to reduce our monthly expenses."
ANS: A, E
The correct options demonstrate a sense of purpose and adjustment to the realities of retirement and so that the transition has been a successful one. The remaining options suggest that the cou-ple is not adjusting well to having each other around so much and involved in activities they pre-viously used as being theirs alone. Feeling lonely or abandoned is also a sign of ineffective ad-justment. A transition into a retirement rather than an abrupt one is also a barrier to a successful adjustment into retirement.
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