The nurse is teaching a patient about blood pressure control along with diet and weight reduction. How will the nurse be reassured that the patient understands this learning session?
a. The patient takes a few notes.
b. The patient repeats back some of the information given.
c. The patient is on time for every teaching session.
d. The patient takes his blood pressure and weighs himself.
ANS: D
Teaching that is active and which provides sensory involvement like handling things, hearing things, eating something, and so forth allows more effective learning to take place. The more senses involved, the better the chance that the patient will remember.
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