The nurse is educating the parents of a 7-year-old girl who has just been diagnosed with epilepsy. Which teaching technique would be most appropriate?
A) Assessing the parents' knowledge of the anticonvulsant medications
B) Demonstrating proper seizure safety procedures
C) Discussing the surgical procedure for epilepsy
D) Giving the parents information in small amounts at a time
Ans: D
Parents, when given a life-altering diagnosis, need time to absorb information and to ask questions. Therefore, giving the parents information in small amounts at a time is best. The child has just been diagnosed with epilepsy, and surgical intervention is not used unless seizures persist in spite of medication therapy. Therefore, discussing surgery would be inappropriate at this time. Assessing the parents' knowledge of the anticonvulsant medications identifies a knowledge gap and need to learn, but it would be unreasonable to think that they would understand the medications when the diagnosis had just been made. Demonstrating proper seizure safety procedures is an effective way to present information to an adult.
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