The Nurse Is Preparing to Discharge an Older Client with Instructions

question 18

Multiple Choice

The nurse is preparing to discharge an older client with instructions on smoking cessation. The nurse states to a colleague, "This client has been smoking for years and isn't going to stop now." Which negative stereotype of aging does the nurse's statement most reflect?

• A) Old people are expected to be sick.
• B) Old people are set in their ways.
• C) Old people do not value health promotion education.
• D) Old people are a drain on societal resources.

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