Mrs. Beasley is a 75-year-old patient who is being discharged home after a stroke left her with left-sided weakness. The nurse who is planning the patient teaching is determining the best approach for Mrs. Beasley, given her age
Of the following strategies, which is the best for the nurse to use? A. Provide all the teaching at once, immediately before going home so Mrs. Beasley will remember it.
B. Teach Mrs. Beasley with the aid of a computer to demonstrate that the discharge instructions are on the hospital webpage.
C. Provide Mrs. Beasley with generic patient discharge information about strokes.
D. Provide information based on Mrs. Beasley's needs in frequent sessions.
D
Effective teaching strategies for the older adult include providing individualized information that is based on what the patient needs to know and presenting information slowly in frequent sessions.
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