The nurse is setting up a teaching session with
an 85-year-old patient who will be going home on anticoagulant therapy. Which educational strategy would reflect consideration of the age-related changes that may exist with this patient?
a. Show a video about anticoagulation ther-apy.
b. Present all the information in one session just before discharge.
c. Give the patient pamphlets about the medications to read at home.
d. Develop large-print handouts that reflect the verbal information presented.
ANS: D
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