A gerontologic nurse is aware of the demographic changes that are occurring in the United States, and this affects the way that the nurse plans and provides care. Which of the following phenomena is currently undergoing the most rapid and profound change?
A) More families are having to provide care for their aging members.
B) Adult children find themselves participating in chronic disease management.
C) A growing number of people live to a very old age.
D) Elderly people are having more accidents, increasing the costs of health care.
Ans: C
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As the older population increases, the number of people who live to a very old age is dramatically increasing. The other options are all correct, but none is a factor that is most dramatically increasing in this age group.
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