Adherence to prescribed health care treatments by a patient with a chronic disease is best facilitated when the nurse does which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Provides the patient with information re-garding his disease
b. Assesses the patient's ability to under-stand his disease
c. Defines "health and wellness" for the pa-tient
d. Helps the patient identify barriers to his personal wellness
e. Coordinates support services to facilitate the patient's discharge
A, B, D, E
The five As of a patient's self-management of care includes assess, advise, agree, assist, and ar-range.
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