At what stage should patient education begin?
a. All education can be provided upon admission.
b. Conversing with the patient at the pre-admission clinic ensures that education is given at an appropriate health literacy level for the patient and their carer.
c. All education can be given when the patient's surgery is booked in the surgical out-patients department.
ANS: B
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