In planning to teach an older adult patient, the nurse should ...

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In planning to teach an older adult patient, the nurse should incorporate which of the following teaching methods or principles into the plan?
 
  a. Keeping teaching sessions short
  b. Teaching in the early morning or late evening
  c. Putting as much as possible into each teaching session
  d. Focusing on teaching a family member instead

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a patient with a pressure ulcer on the left hip. The ulcer is black. The nurse recognizes that the next step in caring for this patient includes
 
  a. Monitoring of the wound.
  b. Irrigation of the wound.
  c. Dbridement of the wound.
  d. Management of drainage.

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Answer to Question 1

A

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A Keeping teaching sessions short is an appropriate method when teaching an older adult patient.
B The older adult should be taught when the patient is alert and rested, not in the early morning or late evening.
C The teaching session should not be filled with numerous topics.
D The older adult patient is capable of learning and should be the focus. A family member may be included in teaching, but the older adult patient should not be excluded.

Answer to Question 2

C
Dbridement is the removal of nonviable necrotic tissue. Removal of necrotic tissue is necessary to rid the ulcer of a source of infection, to enable visualization of the wound bed, and to provide a clean base for healing. A wound will not move through the phases of healing if the wound is infected. Irrigating the wound with noncytotoxic cleaners will not damage or kill fibroblasts and healing tissue and will help to keep the wound clean once dbrided. When treating a pressure ulcer, it is important to monitor and reassess the wound at least every 8 hours. Management of drainage will help keep the wound clean.

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