The Nurse Is Setting Up a Teaching Session with an 85-Year-Old

question 6

Multiple Choice

The nurse is setting up a teaching session with an 85-year-old patient who will be going home on anticoagulant therapy. Which educational strategy would reflect consideration of the age-related changes that may exist with this patient?

• A) Show a video about anticoagulation therapy.
• B) Present all the information in one session just before discharge.
• C) Give the patient pamphlets about the medications to read at home.
• D) Develop large-print handouts that reflect the verbal information presented.

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