The postpartum nurse is planning discharge teaching for the new postpartum mother. Which of the following is the best way to teach information to this client?
1. Provide all information while discharging the patient.
2. Provide written discharge material only.
3. No teaching is required, as this is not the client's first postpartum experience.
4. Deliver information a little at a time and repeat it until discharge.
4
Rationale:
1. Providing all information at one time is not the best way to teach information.
2. Providing only written instruction is not the best way to teach information.
3. Discharge teaching is always done, regardless of how many children the client has had in the past.
4. Information should be delivered a little at a time and repeated to make sure that the parents understand what the nurse has discussed with them.
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