A nurse teaches an 80-year-old client with diminished touch ...

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A nurse teaches an 80-year-old client with diminished touch sensation. Which statement should the nurse include in this client's teaching?
 
  a. Place soft rugs in your bathroom to decrease pain in your feet.
  b. Bathe in warm water to increase your circulation.
  c. Look at the placement of your feet when walking.
  d. Walk barefoot to decrease pressure ulcers from your shoes.

Question 2

A nurse prepares to teach a client who has experienced damage to the left temporal lobe of the brain. Which action should the nurse take when providing education about newly prescribed medications to this client?
 
  a. Help the client identify each medication by its color.
  b. Provide written materials with large print size.
  c. Sit on the client's right side and speak into the right ear.
  d. Allow the client to use a white board to ask questions.

[Sierray]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Older clients with decreased sensation are at risk of injury from the inability to sense changes in terrain when walking. To compensate for this loss, the client is instructed to look at the placement of her or his feet when walking. Throw rugs can slip and increase fall risk. Bath water that is too warm places the client at risk for thermal injury. The client should wear sturdy shoes for ambulation.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The temporal lobe contains the auditory center for sound interpretation. The client's hearing will be impaired in the left ear. The nurse should sit on the client's right side and speak into the right ear. The other interventions do not address the client's left temporal lobe damage.