Which finding will best indicate to the nurse that the teaching about a dressing change was successful?
a. The patient understands how to change an abdominal dressing.
b. The patient acknowledges the principles of an abdominal dressing change.
c. The patient correctly demonstrates an ab-dominal dressing change as taught.
d. The patient states, "Yes, I know how to change the dressing."
C
Demonstration is the best method to evaluate a psychomotor skill. Examples of evaluating the effectiveness of teaching include having patients show how to perform a newly learned skill (e.g., self-catheterization) or asking patients to explain how they will incorporate newly ordered medi-cations into their daily routines. Evaluating the effectiveness of teaching for a psychomotor skill includes a demonstration, not understanding or acknowledging. Just stating, "Yes" does not in-dicate learning like a demonstration does.
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