An elderly patient says he can't communicate with his 15-year-old grandson. The nurse realizes this patient is describing
a. noncompliance c. situational role tran-sition
b. nonadherence d. value incongruence
D
Value incongruence with the surrounding community can lead to conflict within the family. The generation gap is a common phenomenon related to value changes in adolescents once they begin to interact more frequently with a diverse community and are exposed to a variety of values. This is not an example of noncompliance, nonadherence, or situational role transition.
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