After receiving her morning assignment, the nurse realizes that ...

[RYAN BANYAN]

After receiving her morning assignment, the nurse realizes that she will be caring for a client with Alzheimer disease. The nurse understands that when communicating with this client, it will be important to
 
  a. avoid touch because this may be misinterpreted by the client.
  b. shorten processing time before the client becomes distracted.
  c. break instructions down into small, sequential steps.
  d. present ideas all at once before the client's attention wanders.

Question 2

When giving a class presentation on self-concept, a student nurse notices that a classmate has fallen asleep.
 
  The student nurse immediately decides that the presentation must be boring and that she will fail this assignment and subsequently obtain a poor grade in the course. This is an example of
 
  a. selective attention.
  b. negative self-talk.
  c. self-fulfilling prophecy.
  d. negative feedback.

[princessflame2016]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Keeping communication simple can help the client compensate for cognitive deficits. Use of touch to emphasize directions or guide the client can help compensate for cognitive deficits. Clients with cognitive deficits need more time to process information. Present ideas one at a time.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Self-talk is a cognitive process people can use to lessen cognitive distortions. When the thought carries a negative value, it can affect the individual as though the thought represented the whole truth about the person. Selective attention occurs when a person hears only parts of a message. In this situation, it could become a self-fulfilling prophecy if her performance does in fact suffer. Negative feedback could occur if the instructor told the student the presentation was boring.

[RYAN BANYAN]

Wow, this really help

[JaynaD87]

Excellent