After the nurse implements diet instructions for a patient with heart disease the patient can explain the information but fails to make recommended dietary changes. The nurse's evaluations that:
a) Learning did not occur because the patient's behavior did not change
b) Choosing not to follow the diet is the behaviors that resulted from learning
c) The nursing responsibility for helping the patient make dietary changes has been fulfilled
d) The teaching methods were ineffective in helping the patient learn the dietary information
Ans: b) Choosing not to follow the diet is the behaviors that resulted from learning
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