The nurse is using Teach-Back to evaluate the client's understanding of new information given during discharge. Which statement indicates the use of this technique?
A) "Will you promise to read these instructions when you go home?"
B) "Is someone able to review the instructions with you?"
C) "Please repeat to me the different signs and symptoms of stroke."
D) "Use the instructions on this paper to clean your wounds at home."
Ans: C
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Teach-Back is a technique used to evaluate the information received by the client. This technique uses open-ended questions, allowing the client to repeat the information back to the nurse in his own words.
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