The nurse is teaching a client how to properly administer a new medication. The client goal for this teaching is compliance with the medication regimen. Which client statement best illustrates compliance?
A) "I already knew most of what you told me."
B) "If I take my medications as prescribed, I'll feel better."
C) "Knowing how to take a new medication properly makes the process much easier."
D) "I think you should have waited until I was ready to go home. Maybe I'd remember better."
Answer: C
Compliance is best illustrated when the individual recognizes and accepts the need to learn, then follows through with appropriate behaviors that reflect learning. Learning about the medications helps the client understand why they are prescribed and improves the possibility for following the prescribed regimen. Statements of prior knowledge do not necessarily lead to compliance, and neither does merely following the advice of the healthcare prescriber.
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