The nurse provides medication teaching for a client who will be going home on new medications. Which statement by the client best illustrates compliance with the medication plan?
A) "I think you should have waited until I was ready to go home. Maybe I'd remember better."
B) "I'm glad to know about my new medications. It makes taking them all a lot easier."
C) "If I take my medications as prescribed, I'll feel better."
D) "I already knew most of what you told me."
Answer: B
Compliance is best illustrated when the individual recognizes and accepts the need to learn, then follows through with appropriate behaviors that reflect learning. Learning about the medications helps the client understand why they are prescribed and improves the possibility for following the prescribed regimen. Statements of prior knowledge do not necessarily lead to compliance, and neither does merely restating the advice of the healthcare provider.
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