The home health nurse not only had gone over the instructions verbally but also had left several brochures on the issue as well as an agency business card in case the client or the family had any questions
What is one reason that the nurse might have been so extensive in giving instructions?
A. Elderly people are slow to understand and learn.
B. The nurse wanted to be sure all legal requirements for teaching had been met.
C. The nurse was trying to be a good role model of a teacher for the student.
D. Senses become less acute with age.
ANS: D
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