Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 13th Edition by Kerry Cheever, Janice Hinkle

Exercise 3

A 76-year-old man is attending a local health fair with his granddaughter. When the nurse coordinator asks the man if he would like to participate in the screening events and other informational activities, he replies, "No, thank you. I'm too old to think about health promotion. I just need to take care of the health problems that I already have." What are the priorities to consider when selecting health promotion strategies for use with this older adult? What speciɹc information should you include in a discussion with this man about promoting health in older adults? What type of information, available at various booths at the health fair, would be appropriate for this man to obtain?