As the aging population in the United States increases,the nurse knows that the

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According to estimates,the number of older adults will increase to 72.1 million by 2030.Part of that increase is due to extension of the average life span.Two other factors that contribute to the projected increase in the number of older adults are the aging of the baby boom generation and the growth of the population segment over age 85.The baby boomers are the large group of adults born between 1946 and 1964.The diversity of the group over age 65 will also possibly increase.

As the Aging Population in the United States Increases,the Nurse