What is the family pattern in which the female assumes primary dominance in the areas of childcare and homemaking, as well as financial decision making?

When the nurse discusses prevention of cardiac disease, falls, and depression with a group of older adults, the benefits of what are important to stress?

The older adult patient complains to the nurse about nocturia. This problem is most likely related to:

The nurse reminds an older adult patient that the task for the older adult is to achieve ego integrity. Failure to achieve this task results in which of the following?

What is age-related vision change caused by the loss of elasticity of the lens called?

A 14-year-old male patient has undergone a leg amputation. What should be the primary focus of the patient’s care plan?

The home health nurse assesses an older adult’s respiratory function carefully because age-related changes in the respiratory system could result in which of the following?

The nurse is assisting an older adult patient out of bed when suddenly the patient begins to fall. What is the likely cause of the fall?

A child has just begun to demonstrate the ability to understand and apply logical operations to help interpret specific experiences or perceptions. Which of the following stages of Piaget’s cognitive development is this describing?

Which theory of aging suggests that the body becomes less able to tolerate the “self”?