The nurse plans to teach a patient and the caregiver how to manage high blood pressure (BP). Which action should the nurse take first?
a. Give written information about hypertension to the patient and caregiver.
b. Have the dietitian meet with the patient and caregiver to discuss a low sodium diet.
c. Teach the caregiver how to take the patient's BP using a manual blood pressure cuff.
d. Ask the patient and caregiver to select information from a list of high BP teaching topics.
ANS: D
Because adults learn best when given information that they view as being needed immediately, asking the caregiver and patient to prioritize learning needs is likely to be the most successful approach to home management of health problems. The other actions may also be appropriate, depending on what learning needs the caregiver and patient have, but the initial action should be to assess what the learners feel is important.
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