In the teaching-learning situation, the client may have a more pressing and different concern than the nurse. If so, the nurse should _____
a. address the client's concern first, and
then address the material he or she
needs to teach.
c. explain why it is important to address
the material he or she wants to teach.
b. address the material he or she needs to
teach, and then address the client's
concern.
d. return at a later time to conduct the
teaching-learning session.
ANS: a
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