A nurse recognizes that which client has not yet successfully completed Erikson final developmental stage?
a. A 78-year-old widower who has gone to the mental health clinic for counselling after the recent death of his wife
b. A 60-year-old man who tells the nurse that he is feeling fine and really doesn't need any help from anyone
c. An 81-year-old woman who states that she enjoys having her grandchildren visit but is usually glad when it is time for them to go home
d. A 75-year-old woman who tells the nurse that she wishes her friends were alive and she wishes she could change the choices she made over the years
ANS: D
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