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A nurse is conducting a class on the prevention of falls at a local senior center. Because processing speed tends to slow with advancing age, which teaching modification for an elderly client would be most appropriate for the nurse to use?
 
  A) Encouraging the clients to use hearing aids if needed
  B) Avoiding overarticulation
  C) Keeping distractive stimuli to a minimum
  D) Allowing more time for clients to respond to and pose questions

Question 2

During a community meeting, a client raises the concern that noise at the nurses' station keeps him awake at night. A nurse, who is present in the meeting, interrupts, stating, I'll handle this matter. We need to move on.
 
   The nurse then assists the clients in facilitating implementation of the suggestion. Which leadership style is the nurse demonstrating?
  A) Democratic
  B) Autocratic
  C) Laissez-faire
  D) Surrogate



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B




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