The nurse working at an assisted living facility has just counseled a client experiencing a crisis in Erickson's developmental stage of integrity versus despair. Which suggestion by the nurse would be most appropriate to assist this client?
1. "You should consider buying a bigger house so that your divorced son can come and live with you."
2. "You should consider getting a job to fill your time."
3. "You should organize your family photos into an album"
4. "You should consider playing a sport."
Correct Answer: 3
During the stage of integrity versus despair an individual reviews life experiences and will either feel contentment and satisfaction with life or feel sadness and a sense of loss. Reviewing life through photos and organizing them into an album may bring a sense of satisfaction to the individual. Buying a bigger house in order to help an adult child may place a financial burden on an older adult, causing resentment and dissatisfaction with life. Older adults may have physical limitations related to the normal aging process or health problems that may interfere with their abilities to work. This may actually exacerbate a sense of loss, sadness, and despair. While older adults are encouraged to remain active, playing sports may be limited in the older adult due to the normal physiologic changes that occur with aging.
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