A lack of true understanding can often be misread by the nurse as noncompliance. Which of the following statements demonstrate effective questioning methods to assess a patient's understanding?
a. Do you take your heart medication every morning?
b. Can you tell me what you know about your different heart medications?
c. Do you take all your medications?
d. Do you ever miss taking your medication?
B
Open-ended questions provide the nurse an opportunity to assess actual knowledge gaps rather than assume knowledge by obtaining a yes or no response. These types of questions also assist the patient and family to tell their story of the illness and communicate their perceptions of the experience. Questions that elicit only a yes or no response close off communication and do not provide for an interactive teaching-learning session.
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