A nurse practitioner (NP) who specializes in serving the elderly population is learning Spanish to help increase her ability to communicate with the clients in her practice. The NP is aware that:
A) the elderly Hispanic population is the fastest growing elderly population in the United States.
B) it is not important to learn the language that your clients speak.
C) the elderly population is steadily moving toward the southern states, and learning Spanish will help the NP teach patients in the future.
D) the Hispanic population has large families, so most elderly Hispanics will have a family member present to help with interpretation.
A
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