Assessment of Patient Learning Is a Required Element of Patient

Multiple Choice

Assessment of patient learning is a required element of patient education. Shorter hospital stays make this step challenging, and we tend to evaluate learning immediately after teaching. What conclusion can be drawn from this?

A) It takes time to truly incorporate what is learned, so immediate evaluation is not as accurate.
B) The nurse will not have time to evaluate immediately after teaching.
C) The patient will be too tired to participate in the evaluation.
D) That would be too much information at one time.