A nurse is providing education to a patient preparing for discharge from the clinic. The nurse understands that the best way to promote compliance in the patient going home on a new medi-cation is to
a. provide a video for the patient to watch at home.
b. provide a pamphlet on the new medication.
c. monitor the patient for an adverse drug response prior to discharge.
d. ask the patient to restate the instructions and verify understanding.
D
Having the patient to restate the instructions allows the nurse to verify patient understanding.
The nurse will not be able to assess whether the patient learned from the video, because the pa-tient will watch it at home after discharge.
The nurse will not be able to assess whether the patient actually read the pamphlet and unders-tood its contents.
Monitoring the patient does not ensure compliance with the medication and is not indicated in this situation.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 7
TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
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