The nurse provides medication teaching for a client who will be ...

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The nurse provides medication teaching for a client who will be going home on new medications. Which statement by the client best illustrates compliance with the medication plan?
 
  A) I think you should have waited until I was ready to go home. Maybe I'd remember better.
  B) I'm glad to know about my new medications. It makes taking them all a lot easier.
  C) If I take my medications as prescribed, I'll feel better.
  D) I already knew most of what you told me.

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. The client must learn how to independently perform finger stick blood sugar analysis as part of the plan of care.
 
  The client says, I already know what you are attempting to teach because I looked everything up on the internet. Which is the best action by the nurse based on the client's statement?
  A) Document that the client understands teaching.
  B) Teach the client's support system how to perform the procedure.
  C) Give the client printed learning materials.
  D) Watch the client perform a return demonstration of the skill.

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Compliance is best illustrated when the individual recognizes and accepts the need to learn, then follows through with appropriate behaviors that reflect learning. Learning about the medications helps the client understand why they are prescribed and improves the possibility for following the prescribed regimen. Statements of prior knowledge do not necessarily lead to compliance, and neither does merely restating the advice of the healthcare provider.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D

The nurse is responsible for documenting that the client can perform the skill that has been taught. Giving the client written directions or teaching the support individual does not meet the requirement that the client will perform the skill. The nurse cannot document that the client understands teaching until a return demonstration by the client is correctly performed.