A client has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus and must learn how to do his own finger stick blood sugar analysis as part of his treatment. The client has been sullen and uncommunicative since receiving the diagnosis
How can the nurse best increase the client's motivation to learn?
1. Demonstrating the finger stick on the nurse
2. Offering to do the procedure for the client each time it is scheduled
3. Teaching the client's support system how to perform the procedure
4. Encouraging the client's participation each time the procedure is performed
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Demonstrating the procedure on the nurse may or may not help the client become interested in the learning process.
Rationale 2: Offering to do the procedure only allows the client's current state of mind to continue.
Rationale 3: Giving the responsibility to someone else does not encourage the client to learn it.
Rationale 4: Nurses can increase a client's motivation in several ways, including encouragement of self-direction and independence.
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