A 75-Year-Old Woman Is at the Office for a Preoperative

A 75-year-old woman is at the office for a preoperative interview. The nurse is aware that the interview may take longer than interviews with younger people. What is the reason for this?

A) An aged person has a longer story to tell.
B) An aged person is usually lonely and likes to have someone with whom to talk.
C) Aged people lose much of their mental abilities and require longer time to complete an interview.
D) As a person ages, he or she is unable to hear; thus the interviewer usually needs to repeat much of what is said.