What would be the best environment for conducting client teaching?
1. The client is in the clinical educator's office.
2. The client is reclining in bed with the television on.
3. The client has just been medicated for pain.
4. The client is upright in bed with family members present.
Correct Answer: 1
To facilitate learning in a hospital setting, nurses should choose a time when there are no visitors present and interruptions are unlikely. When possible, get the client out of bed, because being in bed is associated with rest and sleep and not usually considered a place for learning. If the client was just medicated for pain, education is not a priority.
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