Exam 3: Communicating With Older Persons

An older male person who wears a hearing aid waits in the radiology department.The department is busy and noisy, so the nurse asks the patient if he wants to wait or reschedule the appointment.Which of the following is the most important strategy for the nurse to implement for effective communication with this man?

Which of the following is a good strategy to use for teaching older-person learners?

A patient says, "Peace wing we uh meng meng." What is your response?

Which chronic condition is the most common sensory impairment in Canadians over the age of 60?

Which of the following is a true statement concerning communication with an older person who has aphasia?

Dysarthria is defined by which of the following descriptions?

Which type of question should the nurse avoid when communicating with an older person who has aphasia?

Which of the following statements is true about forming a group with older persons?

The nurse asks an older female person, "Which countries were your favourite travelling destinations?" Which strategy is the most important for the nurse to incorporate into communicating with this older person?

The vision of a female patient is deteriorating, and she is depressed about her condition.Which of the following nursing interventions is most likely to address both conditions?

Which of the following strategies is most useful for communicating with an older person who is experiencing cognitive impairment?

An older person receives speech therapy for dysarthria.Which advice should the nurse offer the older person to enhance the speech therapist's work?

The nurse needs to obtain information from an older person who has dysarthria.If the nurse experiences difficulty in understanding the older person, which one of the following actions would be the nurse's best response?

An older person living in long-term care begins to forget where activities occur, so the nurse engages her in reminiscence.Which goal of reminiscence is the most relevant to improve the nurse's communication with this older person?

The nurse has to teach an 85-year-old male and his family about a new medication.Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement to enhance patient teaching?