A primary care NP is reviewing written information about a newly prescribed medication with a patient. To evaluate this patient's understanding of the information, the NP should ask the patient to:
a. read the information aloud.
b. describe how the medication will be taken.
c. write down questions about the medication.
d. tell the NP if the information is unclear.
B
To evaluate a patient's understanding, the NP should ask the patient to describe in his or her own words what is taught. Asking a patient to read aloud is sometimes used to assess literacy. Patients who are not literate may not be able to write down questions and, because of shame, may not tell the NP that the written information is unclear.
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