A nurse practitioner is teaching a 90-year-old client about her new medication regimen. Which of the following principles should the nurse integrate into the teaching session?
A) While numerous factors can interfere with learning, learning ability itself is not seriously altered with age.
B) Older adults require simplified learning objectives and slower introduction of new directions.
C) Simple association is well executed by older adults but complex analysis is normally absent.
D) Successful learning late in life requires a multisensory teaching approach.
A
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Learning ability is not seriously changed with age. It is not likely necessary to simplify learning objectives, and analysis abilities may slightly diminish but are not normally absent. A multisensory teaching approach is not noted to be required.
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