During an interview process as a staff nurse for a geriatric patient care area, the nurse is asked about her philosophy of spirituality. Why is this important when caring for older patients?
A) Spirituality becomes more unconditional as people age
B) Spirituality often becomes more important to people as they age
C) An individual's spirituality remains stable from youth through old age
D) As people age, their spirituality becomes more quantitative than qualitative
B
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All humans have spiritual needs, regardless of whether they realize or acknowledge them. Some of these needs become particularly relevant in late life when the high prevalence of chronic illness and reality of death are evident. Spirituality does not become more unconditional as people age. Spirituality may change throughout the life. There is no evidence to support that spirituality becomes more quantitative than qualitative as people age.
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