The nurse is planning to help a middle-aged couple adjust to family structure changes. What change should the nurse explore when talking with this couple?
1. The challenge of finding careers.
2. The challenge of caring for aging parents.
3. The challenge of caring for young children.
4. The challenge of decreasing weight.
Answer: 2
1. The young adult family is working at finding and establishing careers.
2. Middle-aged couples are often faced with the declining health of their parents, which can present challenges.
3. Most middle-aged couples have finished or nearly finished raising children.
4. Those clients of middle age are often challenged with weight gain due to the normal slowing of processes and decreased exercise.
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