Preparing for discharge, the nurse is teaching a client how to take the prescribed medication and perform exercises in the home. In order to ensure that the client is fully informed, the nurse would:
1. Repeat the teaching sessions twice.
2. Make sure a relative attends a teaching session.
3. Print the instructions from the computer.
4. Ask the physician to reinforce teaching.
3. Print the instructions from the computer.
Rationale:
Most hospitals and agencies have computer-generated discharge instructions that the nurse can print to give the client to refer to when at home. This not only prevents calls, but gives the client confidence. Repeating the instructions does not help the client at home. Relatives can forget as easily as the client. It is not the physician's place to reinforce teaching.
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