Which of the following are outcomes of holistic gerontological nursing? (Select all that apply.)
a. enhance the growth to wholeness
b. encourage improvement and learning from a disease
c. optimize the quality of life
d. provide adequate care
e. ensure comfort and dignity in death
f. optimize medical treatments
A, B, C, E
The outcomes of holistic gerontological nursing include enhancing the older adult's growth to wholeness, encourage improvement and learning from a disease, optimize the quality of life during a terminal illness or disability, and ensure comfort, peace, integrity, and dignity in death.
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