The nurse is planning a teaching session with a patient newly diagnosed with migraine headaches. To assess a patient's readiness to learn, which question should the nurse ask?
a. "What kind of work and leisure activities do you do?"
b. "What information do you think you need right now?"
c. "Can you describe the types of activities that help you learn new information?"
d. "Do you have any religious beliefs that are inconsistent with the planned treatment?"
ANS: B
Motivation and readiness to learn depend on what the patient values and perceives as important. The other questions are also important in developing the teaching plan, but do not address what information most interests the patient at present.
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