To meet the learning needs of the older adult, the nurse incorporates which considerations in planning to educate a 73-year-old client with diabetes about insulin administration?
A) requesting hearing aids to help the client receive information
B) using numerous handouts and detailed education plan
C) allowing more time for the processing of the information
D) demonstrating a wide variety of syringes and techniques
Ans: C
Feedback:
As a person approaches 60 to 70 years of age, marked decrements in sensory/perceptual behaviors begin. This reduction in efficiency means that older people cannot process sensory input as rapidly as they did when they were young.
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