Describe the characteristics of the aging process.
Topic 5 DQ 1 Erikson’s Developmental Stages, Ego Integrity Verses Despair is the final stage of development for 65 years of age and older. Accomplishments are viewed as satisfactory (ego integrity) or being a failure (despair). Elderly patients at this stage may often experience physical, spiritual, emotional, and cognitive crisis, (Green, 2018). Keeping in mind that while performing a health assessment on an elderly patient, […]