Question

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?

Answer 1

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