The Nurse Instructs the Older Client to Access the Internet

question 2

Multiple Choice

The nurse instructs the older client to access the Internet to complete a post-hospitalization survey and update health information.The client tells the nurse that he does not have a computer and would not know how to use one.What should the nurse do?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.

• A)Suggest the client learn how to use a computer through classes held at a local library.
• B)Provide times for the client to attend basic computer use classes through the community learning center.
• C)Document that the client is resistant to instruction.
• D)Notify the physician that the client will not be adhering to medical instruction as planned.
• E)Identify the client as being noncompliant with instruction.

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Definitions:

Formal Operational

The stage of cognitive development, as proposed by Piaget, where individuals are able to think abstractly and logically.

Concrete Operational

A stage in Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development during which children gain the ability to think logically about concrete events and objects.

Deferred Imitation

The ability to replicate a behavior observed at an earlier time, even in the absence of the immediate presence of the original stimulus.

Symbolic Play

A type of play in which children use objects, actions, or ideas to represent other objects, actions, or ideas, as part of their cognitive development.