A Client Needs Discharge Teaching Regarding the Use of a Walker

Multiple Choice

A client needs discharge teaching regarding the use of a walker before going home. The client's room is small and adjacent to a soda machine and small lounge area. In planning a teaching session, the best thing the nurse can do is:

A) make sure a physical therapist is available to do the teaching and can see the client before discharge.
B) close the door to the client's room and make sure there is no clutter on the floor before the teaching session begins.
C) wait until just prior to discharge, then do the teaching in the hospital lobby.
D) take the client to a larger area (treatment room, for example) for teaching, then evaluate on the way back to the client's room.