In planning to teach an older adult client, the nurse should incorporate which of the following teaching methods or principles into the plan?
a. Keeping teaching sessions short
b. Teaching in the early morning or late evening
c. Putting as much as possible into each teaching session
d. Focusing on teaching a family member instead
A
Keeping teaching sessions short is an appropriate method when teaching an older adult client.
The older adult should be taught when the client is alert and rested, not in the early morning or late evening.
The teaching session should not be filled with numerous topics.
The older adult client is capable of learning and should be the focus. A family member may be included in teaching, but the older adult client should not be excluded.
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