The nurse is analyzing various teaching strategies that can be used to teach new mothers about newborn care. To enhance learning, which teaching method should the nurse implement?
1. Select videos on various topics of newborn care.
2. Organize a class that includes first-time mothers only.
3. Have mothers return in 1 week, when they feel more rested.
4. Schedule time for one-to-one teaching in the mother's room.
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Rationale:
1. The most effective educational method is one-to-one teaching while the nurse is in the mother's room. Individual teaching allows the nurse to answer specific questions. This strategy would not assure one-to-one teaching.
2. The most effective educational method is one-to-one teaching while the nurse is in the mother's room. Individual teaching allows the nurse to answer specific questions. This strategy would not assure one-to-one teaching.
3. The most effective educational method is one-to-one teaching while the nurse is in the mother's room. Individual teaching allows the nurse to answer specific questions. This strategy would not assure one-to-one teaching.
4. The most effective educational method is one-to-one teaching while the nurse is in the mother's room. Individual teaching allows the nurse to answer specific questions.
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