The nurse showing the best understanding of how personal attitude affects the interview process during a health assessment of an older adult client is one who:
A)proceeds with the interview as if the client were not elderly.
B)has incorporated therapeutic communication techniques into the assessment process.
C)treats all clients with respect regardless of age.
D)has self-reflected on his or her own feelings regarding aging.

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The nurse's own anxiety and fear of personal aging, as well as a lack of knowledge regarding older people, contribute to commonly held negative attitudes, myths, and stereotypes about older people that interfere with a successful, effective assessment interview.

The Nurse Showing the Best Understanding of How Personal Attitude