Which situation will cause the nurse to intervene and follow up on the nurse aide's behavior?
a. The nurse aide is calling the older adult patient "honey."
b. The nurse aide is facing the older adult patient when talking.
c. The nurse aide cleans the older adult patient's glasses.
d. The nurse aide allows time for the older adult patient to respond.
A
Communicate with older adults on an adult level, and avoid patronizing or speaking in a condescending manner. Avoid terms of endearment such as "honey," "dear," "grandma," or "sweetheart." Facing an older adult patient, making sure the older adult has clean glasses, and allowing time to respond facilitate communication with older adult patients and should be encouraged, not stopped.
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