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Sportsfan2111 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

An older client who appears confused after discussing his new diagnosis of Parkinson's disease shares with the nurse that, I didn't understand much of what you said.

The nurse determines that the most likely cause of the client's failure to understand is that:
1. The conversation included unfamiliar medical terminology
2. The client is in denial concerning the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
3. The nurse's choice of timing for the client education was poor
4. The etiology of the condition is too complicated for this client to understand

Question 2

A nurse provides a brief but concise orientation to the use of the room's telephone and television to a newly admitted older client experiencing abdominal pain.

The client's daughter later reports that her father attempted to call her but was never shown how to use the telephone. The most likely cause for the client's apparent lack of knowledge retention is:
1. Admission to the hospital has caused mild confusion that is not atypical in older clients
2. The pain was distracting him from focusing on the information when it was pro-vided
3. He is experiencing forgetfulness regarding newly introduced nonessential infor-mation
4. The nurse did not take adequate time to explain the use of either the telephone or the television

chevyboi1976 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1
Medical jargon (technical terminology used by health care providers) sounds like a foreign lan-guage to clients unfamiliar with the health care setting. Limiting use of medical jargon to conver-sations with other health team members will improve communication. The remaining options may have contributed to the problem, but the more common problem deals with inappropriate use of jargon.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 2
Timing is critical in communication. Even though a message is clear, poor timing prevents it from being effective. Do not begin routine teaching when a client is in severe pain or emotional dis-tress. Although the other options may affect client retention of information, the scenario did not provide reason to believe that any of the options rather than poor timing was the primary factor.