A nursing student overhears a 72-year-old patient reflecting on whether his or her life was meaningful.The nursing student acknowledges that the patient is in which stage of Erikson's eight stages of life?

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During the integrity versus despair stage (65 years and older),older persons reflect on their life and feel satisfaction or disappointment.The question answered during this stage is "Has my life been worthwhile?" The older person reflecting on his or her life is not in the initiative versus guilt stage,the industry versus inferiority stage,or the intimacy versus isolation stage.

A Nursing Student Overhears a 72-Year-Old Patient Reflecting on Whether