There are three patients in the class you are teaching about insulin injections. Two of the patients have demonstrated the ability to draw up and inject the insulin correctly
One patient has prob-lems drawing up the insulin and injecting the medication after it is in the syringe. What could you do next to meet this patient's learning needs? 1. Teach a family member to do the injections.
2. Teach each activity separately on different days.
3. Show the patient a film on giving injections.
4. Let the patient read about each activity, then do the procedures together.
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Different teaching skills may be needed at different times for the same patient.
Teaching should be carried out in small amounts over several meetings.
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