A geriatric nurse shows an understanding of one of the major barriers to acquiring research-based geriatric nursing care when:
a. recognizing the need to assess the need for sleep differently
b. assuming the likelihood that the subjects will have hearing and vision prob-lems
c. planning for issues related to the cognitive abilities of the research participants
d. planning specific enticements to encourage the geriatric subjects to participate
ANS: A
One of the major problems in aging research are that the older people, although statistically ranging from 65 to 115 years old, are often grouped into a single category. Recognizing the need to tailor assessment to specific groups is insightful. While aging affects vision, hearing, and, in some incidences, cognition, such deficiencies should not be assumed. The older adult population is not likely to need more incentives to participate than any other age group.
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