If a client is hungry, tired, or in pain, it is best to _____.
a. do teaching at a different time. c. teach the family member with the
client.
b. proceed with teaching to distract the
client from his or her discomfort.
d. start teaching and see how the client
responds.
Question 2
If a client is feeling anxious as the nurse begins a teaching session, the nurse should first address the client's emotional state with therapeutic communication techniques and then _____.
a. teach all of the material in a single
session so the client has to concentrate
on the material only once
c. tell the client that focusing on learning
the material will take his or her mind
off of fears or concerns.
b. teach small segments of material at
separate intervals so that the client
does not need to concentrate for long
periods of time
d. tell the client that he or she can simply
read the teaching material at another
time
Teaching postoperative care
Patient teaching: neck assessment
Patient teaching: male genetalia assessment
Example of simplified note for one-time client.
Positioning the client
The physician orders pemetrexed (Alimta) 500 mg/m2. The client’s body surface area is 2.14 ...