An 85-year-old client is alert and able to participate in care. the nurse understands that, according to erikson, a person's adjustment to the period of senescence will depend largely on adjustment to which developmental stage?
During radiation therapy with radium implants the client is placed in isolation so that exposure to radiation by family and staF is decreased. Voiding every two hours is unnecessary; a full bladder will not disrupt the seeds. Excess exposure to radiation is hazardous to personnel. Gloves will not protect the nurse from radiation