Author Question: A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an elderly woman and her family caretakers. Teaching has ... (Read 65 times)

acc299 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an elderly woman and her family caretakers. Teaching has been effective if the patient states:

1. I will keep this list of medications that you gave me and bring it to all of the follow-up appointments.
2. My doctor's office will get a full report of all the labs you did here in the hospital.
3. I should empty all of my pills into one container so they don't get lost.
4. I will write down every pill when I take it.

Question 2

A nurse who is working in a long-term care facility recognizes that safety concerns in the elderly population are most often related to normal changes in which of the following systems?

1. Cardiovascular
2. Peripheral-vascular
3. Integumentary
4. Sensory