Which of the following does the nurse understand is considered the definition of aging in planning care for the older adult? a. A disease that results in the death of all of a person’s body cells  b....

Which of the following does the nurse understand is considered the definition of aging in planning care for the older adult?

a. A disease that results in the death of all of a person’s body cells

 b. A condition that starts for all people when they reach the age of 65

c. A maturational process that creates the need for individual adaptations due to physical and psychological changes in the body and mind over time

 d. A state of accelerating and simultaneous decline in body functioning directly related to the death of body and brain cells and the diseases that result