Due to anxiety associated with serious illness, it is best to provide the patient and family with written materials about the teaching, because
A) reading materials are more effective than verbal instructions.
B) people prefer to read instructions instead of listening to them.
C) the patient and family can review what they need to know.
D) anxiety levels increase during teaching sessions.
C
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