Author Question: Which of the following statements most accurately captures the financial status of older adults in ... (Read 49 times)

vinney12 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

Which of the following statements most accurately captures the financial status of older adults in the United States?

A) The percentage of older people living below the poverty level has been increasing.
B) The financial needs of most older adults are well met by Social Security income alone.
C) The recent decline in housing prices has made many older adults asset rich and cash poor..
D) Women 65 years of age and older is the fastest growing group of employment.

Question 2

An older patient who smokes half a pack of cigarettes daily and is diagnosed with COPD expresses regret about starting smoking over 50 years ago at a time when it was considered both fashionable and harmless.

What can the nurse respond to this patient? A) Even though you have smoked for a long time, there are still benefits to quitting smoking..
B) If you continue to smoke, any medical treatment for your COPD is likely to be ineffective..
C) Unfortunately the damage is now done and quitting smoking will likely have little effect on your future health..
D) Even though it won't affect the course of your COPD, quitting smoking would probably make you feel better about yourself..

ju · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Feedback:
The percentage of older people living below the poverty level has been declining, with about 10 now falling into this category. Most older people depend on Social Security for more than half of their income. Although the median net worth of older households is nearly twice the national average because of the high prevalence of home ownership by elders, many older adults are asset rich and cash poor.. The recent decline in housing prices, however, has made that asset a less valuable one for many older adults. There has been a significant rise in the percentage of middle-aged women who are employed, although there has been little change in the labor force participation of women 65 years of age and older.

Answer to Question 2

A
Feedback:
There are health benefits to quitting smoking at any stage and doing so would likely aid in the treatment of the patient's COPD. Continuing to smoke, while detrimental, would not necessarily render all medical treatments for COPD ineffective. Quitting smoking could stop the progression of the patient's disease.