Which principle of adult learning is being used when the nurse provides a patient with an audiotape made during a teaching session?
a. Moving from the simple to the complex
b. Allowing practice time to learn a skill
c. Reinforcing the information taught
d. Providing appropriate feedback
C
Providing an audiotape reinforces the information presented during a teaching session by pro-viding a reminder of what was learned. The more the senses are stimulated during teaching and learning, the more the learner will remember the information.
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