A 75-year-old woman is at the office for a preoperative interview. The nurse is aware that the interview may take longer than interviews with younger persons. What is the reason for this?
a. An aged person has a longer story to tell.
b. An aged person is usually lonely and likes to have someone with whom to talk.
c. Aged persons lose much of their mental abilities and require longer time to complete an interview.
d. As a person ages, he or she is unable to hear; thus the interviewer usually needs to repeat much of what is said.
ANS: A
The interview usually takes longer with older adults because they have a longer story to tell. It is not necessarily true that all older adults are lonely, have lost mental abilities, or are hard of hearing.
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