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bcretired

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on: Jul 11, 2018
Holistic gerontological care means helping older individuals achieve a sense of wholeness. How can gerontological nurses best help older individuals achieve this wholeness?
 
  A) Guiding them in understanding and finding meaning and purpose in life
  B) Doing as much for them as possible
  C) Eliminating many of their chronic diseases and effects of advanced age
  D) Facilitating harmony of all their body systems

Question 2

A nurse educator is presenting a lecture on women's health to the nursing staff at a nursing home. A staff member asks about the most common site for vulvar malignancy. How should the nurse educator respond?
 
  A) Clitoris
  B) Vagina wall
  C) Labia majora
  D) Labia minora


honnalora

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Many positive outcomes are achieved by allowing older persons to do as much for themselves as possible. Chronic diseases and the effects of advanced age cannot be eliminated. The harmony that holism strives for is a balance of the mind, body, and spirit.

Answer to Question 2

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The clitoris is the most common site for this type of cancer.


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