The nurse has completed client teaching regarding medication administration. Which client statement best illustrates compliance?
1. "I'm glad to know about my medications. It makes taking them a lot easier."
2. "I already knew most of what you told me."
3. "I think you should have waited until I was ready to go home. Maybe I'd remember better."
4. "If I take my medications as prescribed, I'll feel better."
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Compliance is best illustrated when the person recognizes and accepts the need to learn, then follows through with appropriate behaviors that reflect learning. Learning about the medications helps the client understand why they're prescribed and improves the possibility for following the prescribed regimen.
Rationale 2: Statements of prior knowledge do not necessarily lead to compliance.
Rationale 3: Following the advice of the health care prescriber does not necessarily lead to compliance.
Rationale 4: Following the advice of the health care prescriber does not necessarily lead to compliance.
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