Author Question: A nurse is assigned to care for an elderly client in an extended healthcare facility. The client ... (Read 108 times)

Sufayan.ah · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

A nurse is assigned to care for an elderly client in an extended healthcare facility. The client appears to be confused about the changes that occur in life. Which principle of Levinson's theory should the nurse use to educate the client?

A) Set developmental tasks
B) Past resolutions and decisions
C) Reminiscence in older adulthood
D) Balance between society and self

Question 2

An elderly client residing in an extended care facility is very depressed about the current phase of his life. How can the nurse, according to Erikson, help the client achieve psychosocial development?

A) By encouraging reminiscence
B) By helping the client to focus on necessary adjustments
C) To accomplish developmental task of developing trust
D) To achieve successful transitions