The Nurse Is Teaching Students About the Older Adult Population

question 12

Multiple Choice

The nurse is teaching students about the older adult population and normal aging.Which statement by a nursing student indicates an understanding of older adults and pain?

• A)"Older adults must learn to tolerate pain."
• B)"Pain is a normal process of aging and is to be expected."
• C)"Pain is not a normal process of aging and can indicate injury."
• D)"Older adults perceive pain to a lesser degree compared with younger individuals."

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Definitions:

Civic Behavior

Actions by individuals that are aimed at helping to improve the community and the lives of its members, often through volunteer work or political engagement.

Emotional Regulation

The process by which individuals influence their emotions, how they experience and express them.

Self-Control

The capacity to control one’s feelings, cognitions, and actions when confronted with desires and sudden urges.

Social Contract Orientation

A theory in moral and political philosophy that examines the hypothetical understanding that individuals might agree to, forming the basis of societal rules and obligations.