As the nurse is teaching a 72-year-old woman about her new medications,she replies that she "just can't remember all that information anymore." What knowledge about aging does the nurse use to understand why the woman may have difficulty learning about the medications?

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Declining physical health, including changes in the brain, can impair cognitive function and make it more difficult for older adults to learn and remember new information. Intellectual ability does not necessarily decline with age, and while some mental abilities may slow, others may stay the same or even improve with age. Impaired vocabulary and verbal function may also make it more difficult to learn and reason, but this is not necessarily a universal experience of aging.

As the Nurse Is Teaching a 72-Year-Old Woman About Her