An 87-Year-Old Client Is Being Discharged from the Subacute Facility

question 9

Multiple Choice

An 87-year-old client is being discharged from the subacute facility to home with a sterile dressing on her right leg.You are her nurse and are responsible to teach her how to change the dressing.The following are important concepts to consider except:

• A) assessing client readiness to learn.
• B) teaching a family member because older adults are usually not able to learn new tasks.
• C) providing enough time to respond because older adults' reaction times are often slower than younger adults.
• D) using audio,visual,and tactile clues to reinforce learning.

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Definitions:

Modeling

The process of learning by observing and imitating the behavior of others.

Exposure Technique

A therapeutic method used in treating anxiety disorders that involves the gradual exposure of a patient to their feared object, situation, or thought without any danger, to overcome their anxiety.

Feared Object

An item or situation that triggers a phobic or intensely fearful response in an individual.

Flooding

A behavioral therapy technique used to treat phobias and anxiety disorders by exposing the patient to their fear object or context without any danger, in order to overcome their anxiety.