Exam 7: Patient Education and Drug Therapy

Which diagnosis is appropriate for the patient who has just received a prescription for a new medication?

A 60-year-old patient is on several new medications and expresses worry that she will forget to take her pills.For a patient in this situation,the most helpful response from the nurse is to do what?

During an assessment,which question allows the nurse to clarify and open up discussion with the patient?

The nurse needs to teach a 16-year-old patient,newly diagnosed with diabetes,about blood glucose monitoring and the importance of regulating glucose intake.When the nurse is developing the teaching plan,which of Erickson's stages of development should be considered?

Which are appropriate considerations when the nurse is assessing the learning needs of a patient? (Select all that apply.)

Which statement reflects a measurable goal?

The nurse is setting up a teaching-learning session with an 85-year-old patient who will be going home on anticoagulant therapy.Which strategy will reflect consideration of aging changes that may occur?

When the nurse is teaching a manual skill,such as self-injection of insulin,the best way to set up the teaching-learning session is to

A patient and the dietitian have just reviewed the patient's new diet,which is low protein and low potassium.This reviewing constitutes learning in which domain?