li>Modifies care of the adult and geriatric by performing assessment slowly recognizing the patient’s need for time to answer questions, asking clear, precise questions and listening carefully while recognizing the patient may not want to share information openly, speaking distinctly and slowly when teaching patient, instructing about one item at a time, recognizing possible reluctance to ask questions by repeating information often and asking for clarification/verification, involving patient in decision making and control of pain, assisting patients to plan for anticipated body changes, helping patient concentrate on successes in life, assisting, when appropriate, in reminiscing about events, ensuring patient warmth due to decreased heat regulation, providing patient needed time for decision making, verbal expression, and activities requiring movement, encouraging visiting from family and/or significant others, empathizing with patient about losses, (hearing, eyesight, death of a loved one), promoting independence, and encouraging patient to maintain peer group interactions. Duties may include reviewing prescription and diagnosis; acting as a liaison between providers and support staff; preparing equipment, such as immobilization devices, treatment, and protection devices; and maintaining records, reports, and files.