Mr. D, a 70-year-old widower, was admitted to your medical-surgical unit for respiratory distress secondary to heart failure. He will be discharged soon, so you go to do discharge teaching. However, he appears tired, distracted, and disinterested
What is your best response?
A. "You seem tired right now. Let's postpone the teaching until you feel better." B. "Considering what you have been through, getting more information must be overwhelming." C. "You seem distracted today. Is there anything that I could do to help?" D. "Let's proceed with the teaching and when you need to take a break, we will stop."
C
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