You Are Preparing a 78-Year-Old Client with an Alteration in Olfaction

question 10

Multiple Choice

You are preparing a 78-year-old client with an alteration in olfaction for discharge home.Which topics should be included in the patient education plan to prepare for discharge? (Choose all that apply.)

• A) Date and label all foods.
• B) Remove trash from home weekly.
• C) Place natural gas detectors near gas heater or stove.
• D) Use perfumes and colognes in moderation.

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Definitions:

Search Time

The duration it takes to locate a specific item or piece of information among a collection of others.

Short-Term Memory

The component of the memory system that is involved in the temporary storage of information, typically holding information for seconds to minutes before it is either forgotten or transferred to long-term memory.

Serial Process

A method of processing information where tasks are performed one after another in a sequence.

Brown-Peterson Task

A cognitive task used to study short-term memory by distracting participants with a task immediately after they are given information to remember, therefore testing their ability to maintain it in memory.