Gerontology instructors at City College of Nursing impress upon their students that gerontological nurses should be concerned with the welfare of both the current aged population and future ones
The best way nurses can help young and middle-aged adults prepare for their retirement is to promote: A) Meaningful leisure time activities
B) Freedom from family responsibilities
C) Achievement in a worthwhile occupation
D) Maximal use of community health resources
A
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Retirement is facilitated by learning how to use, appreciate, and gain satisfaction from leisure time throughout an employed lifetime. Occupational achievement may actually hinder a successful retirement if the work role proves difficult to abandon or replace. Although the use of community health resources and freedom from family responsibilities can contribute to a healthful old age, they are not the major sources of satisfaction to be cultivated earlier in life.
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