A Nursing Student Is Completing an Assessment on an 80-Year-Old

question 16

Multiple Choice

A nursing student is completing an assessment on an 80-year-old patient who is alert and oriented.The patient's daughter is present in the room.Which of the following actions made by the nursing student requires the nursing professor to intervene?

• A) The nursing student is making eye contact with the patient.
• B) The nursing student is speaking only to the patient's daughter.
• C) The nursing student nods periodically while the patient is speaking.
• D) The nursing student leans forward while talking with the patient.

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