What are essential steps in the patient-teaching process? (Select all that apply.)
a. Develop a single teaching strategy.
b. Assess the specific needs of the patient.
c. Select the teaching method.
d. Determine how well the material has been learned.
e. Assess the patient's willingness to learn.
ANS: B, C, D, E
The patient-teaching process begins with an assessment of the needs of the patient and validation of the patient's willingness to learn. Then the method of teaching is selected, and a variety of teaching strategies are developed. The nurse also determines how well the material has been learned by the patient.
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