A community health nurse is planning adult health education classes. According to Erikson's stages of development, the nurse should address which task with this age group?
1. Industry versus inferiority
2. Identity versus role confusion
3. Intimacy versus isolation
4. Generativity versus stagnation
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: This task is appropriate for the 6- to 12-year-old school-age child.
Rationale 2: This task is appropriate for the adolescent 12 to 20 years old.
Rationale 3: This task is appropriate for the 18- to 24-year-old young adult.
Rationale 4: Adulthood, age 25 to 65 years, is characterized by the central task of generativity versus stagnation. Positive resolution is indicated by creativity, productivity, and concern for others. Negative resolution is characterized by self-indulgence, self-concern, and lack of interests and communication.
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