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When communicating with a school-aged child, it is important for the nurse to:

The first step in determining a plan for any patient’s communication needs is:

Older adult patients like to feel cared for when in the hospital. With this in mind, it is okay to use terms such as, “sweetheart” and “honey” as a way to connect with your older adult patient.

You are listening to a peer educate her patient about heart health and exercise. She says to the patient, “The American Heart Association guidelines recommend doing at least a half hour or more of moderate physical activity such as biking, walking, running, gardening, aerobics, swimming or jumping rope.  These activities should be done five to seven days of each week and this is good for your cardiovascular system.” When she asks you if she used language that was considered “plain language,” you would answer

It’s safe to assume that older adults will dislike using Telehealth services.

Which of the following is considered a normal part of the grieving process?

Gender identity is a person’s internal sense of being a man/male, woman/female, both, neither, or another gender.

What strategy would you choose to use if you are educating someone who speaks a different language than you?

Confusion is a normal part of aging.

It is important for nurses to understand how to be effective educators and part of this involves knowing what patients need to know.  Which of the following is considered “need to know” medication information for patients?