A nurse is frustrated because a patient does not make any needed health changes despite ongoing and comprehensive education on the health-related topic. The best action by the nurse would be to
a. ask the patient if he or she really wants to make changes.
b. assess for barriers to implementing the knowledge.
c. continue trying to education the patient on the topic.
d. find out whether the patient learns in a different way.
B
If the patient has the knowledge needed to make changes but does not, something is inhibiting the patient's ability or willingness to make the change. The nurse would be wise to assess for things that are keeping the patient from changing.
Asking the patient whether he or she really wants to make changes will most likely sound challenging to the patient and might result in the patient's being defensive.
More education is not the key unless the patient does not have enough information.
Patients do learn in different ways, and tailoring the education to the patient's strengths is a good idea, but in this case, the nurse needs to determine whether something is keeping the patient from making the needed changes.
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