A nurse caring for older adults in a provider's office researches aging theories to help determine why some people age more rapidly than others. Which statements describe the immunity theory of the aging process? Select all that apply.
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A nursing student caring for older adults in a skilled nursing facility is completing an assignment identifying physical changes that are part of normal aging. What changes will the student include in this assignment? Select all that apply.
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A nurse researcher interviews adults to validate Erikson's theory that middle-aged adults who do not achieve their developmental tasks may be in the stage of stagnation. Which patient statement will the nurse correlate to this theory?
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A nurse providing health services for a community setting for people age 55 years and older considers health problems for these residents. Which of the following problems is most appropriate for many middle-aged adults?
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The charge nurse in a long-term care facility discusses ageism with new nurse employees. Nurses are asked to intervene if they observe which of these examples demonstrating ageism?
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