A 75-year-old patient who is being discharged home after a stroke has no use of the right hand. Which teaching strategy is best for the nurse to use for this patient?
a. Provide all the teaching at once, immediately before going home so the patient will remember it.
b. Teach the patient with the aid of a computer to demonstrate that the discharge instructions are on the hospital webpage.
c. Teach the patient using generic patient discharge information about strokes.
d. Provide information based on the patient'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. Allow more time for older learners to demonstrate learning. Do not provide the teaching all at once; use frequent sessions. Because the patient has no use of the right hand, navigating the computer could be cumbersome. The older adult needs individualized, not generic, information.
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