To help older adults maintain a healthy mental state, the nurse plans activities at a community center to promote the developmental stages of older adulthood. Which nursing intervention is suitable for the nurse's plan?
a. Screen for communicable diseases com-mon among older adults.
b. Participate at a soup kitchen for other people who are homeless.
c. Plan a safety program about falls, fire safety, and home security.
d. Have speakers emphasize the need for isolated self-exploration.
B
Erikson's developmental stages for older adulthood include generativity, which is the concern for the establishment and guidance of the next generation. The nurse helps older adults accomplish this task by organizing their participation at a soup kitchen; socially valued work is a method of expressing generativity. This activity is likely to improve an older adult's self-concept because it demonstrates that the individual is able to extend the self for the benefit of others.
Screening for communicable diseases can help maintain a healthy mental outlook by avoiding major illnesses and the consequences of those illnesses that can lead to depression and anxiety; however, this intervention is unrelated to the tasks associated with Erikson's stages of development. Planning a safety program helps instill peace of mind and prevent injury, but it is also unrelated to the stages of development. Promoting isolated self-exploration is counterintui-tive to Erikson's stages of intimacy versus isolation.
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