Which is a nursing intervention to assist a client to achieve Eriksons developmental task of ego integrity?
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A
Encourage a life review of triumphs and disappointments.
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B
Provide opportunities for success experiences.
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C
Focus on embracing the future.
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D
Foster the development of creativity.
The best way to answer the question is Encourage a life review of triumphs and disappointments..
A. Encourage a life review of triumphs and disappointments.
This matches the stem because Erikson believed that between the age of 65 years and death, the goal is to review ones life and derive meaning from both positive and negative events, while achieving a positive sense of self. Need: Psychosocial Integrity Developmental theories help the nurse connect present coping and relationship patterns to age-expected tasks, which can inform realistic goals, communication style, and supportive interventions. From a nursing standpoint, this selection guides assessment and interventions toward what is most clinically meaningful in the moment—risk reduction, safety, accurate appraisal, and support for adaptive coping.
B. Provide opportunities for success experiences.
This might be chosen when the idea in “Provide opportunities for success experiences.” addresses a different mechanism or priority than the one emphasized by the stem The wording does not track the stem’s main cue, so selecting it would shift the nurse away from the most precise interpretation or priority.
C. Focus on embracing the future.
This sounds reasonable when the idea in “Focus on embracing the future.” addresses a different mechanism or priority than the one emphasized by the stem The wording does not track the stem’s main cue, so selecting it would shift the nurse away from the most precise interpretation or priority.
D. Foster the development of creativity.
This reflects a related idea, but it fits best when the idea in “Foster the development of creativity.” addresses a different mechanism or priority than the one emphasized by the stem The wording does not track the stem’s main cue, so selecting it would shift the nurse away from the most precise interpretation or priority.
Conclusion
What separates the best choice from the rest is specificity: the correct option addresses the exact mechanism, stage, or principle described. The other answers relate to nearby ideas, yet they miss the question’s focal point or misapply the concept to the situation.