When Providers Oversimplify Terms for Elderly Patients, the Result Is

question 57

Multiple Choice

When providers oversimplify terms for elderly patients, the result is

• A) that the elderly patient feels like a helpless child.
• B) a decrease in the rate of recovery.
• C) that the elderly patient is more able to understand.
• D) disturbing to patients and can have a significant effect on the quality of the patient-provider relationship.
• E) an increase in the rate of recovery.

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Definitions:

Biases

Prejudices or predispositions toward something or someone, often in an unfair or non-objective manner.

Interpersonal Communication

The exchange of information, feelings, and meanings between two or more people through verbal and/or non-verbal methods.

Sender

The person or entity that initiates a message in the communication process.

Receiver

In communication, the receiver is the individual or group who interprets or decodes the message sent by the sender.