A nurse is teaching a group of older-adult patients. Which teaching strategy is best for the nurse to use?
a. Provide several topics of discussion at once to promote independence and making choices.
b. Avoid uncomfortable silences after questions by helping patients complete their statements.
c. Ask patients to recall past experiences that correspond with their interests.
d. Speak in a high pitch to help patients hear better.
ANS: C
Teaching strategies include the use of past experiences to connect new learning with previous knowledge, focusing on a single topic to help the patient concentrate, giving the patient enough time in which to respond because older adults' reaction times are longer than those of younger persons, and keeping the tone of voice low; older adults are able to hear low sounds better than high-frequency sounds.
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