The nurse is preparing discharge teaching for a patient diagnosed with urinary retention secondary to multiple sclerosis. The nurse will teach the patient to self-catheterize at home upon discharge
What teaching method is most effective for this patient?
A) Providing the most up-to-date information available
B) Alleviating the patient's guilt associated with not knowing appropriate self-care
C) Determining the patient's readiness to learn new information
D) Building on previous information
C
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A nurse manager interacts with a particularly difficult healthcare provider who is demanding of and demeaning to the nurses on the unit. Through this situation, the nurse manager has learned that which are characteristics of successful communication?
Select all that apply. A) Accuracy B) Assertiveness C) Critical thinking D) Honesty E) Networking
The nurse is planning to provide empathetic care to a client. Which statement by the nurse would best convey empathy?
a. I am sorry you have to be hospitalized. b. I understand how you feel. c. How do you feel about being in the hospital? d. It must be difficult to be in the hospital.
A patient tells the nurse, "I get these tremendous stomach pains in the middle of the night, but they disappear after I eat something. No wonder I can't lose any weight!" The nurse suspects that the patient is experiencing which health problem?
1. peptic ulcer disease 2. gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) 3. acute gastritis 4. chronic gastritis