The hospital nurse implements a teaching plan to assist an older patient who lives alone to independently accomplish daily activities. How would the nurse best evaluate the patient's long-term response to the teaching?
a. Make a referral to the home health nursing department for home visits.
b. Have the patient demonstrate the learned skills at the end of the teaching session.
c. Arrange a physical therapy visit before the patient is discharged from the hospital.
d. Check the patient's ability to bathe and get dressed without any assistance the next day.
ANS: A
A home health referral would allow for the assessment of the patient's long-term response after discharge. The other actions allow evaluation of the patient's short-term response to teaching.
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