A 30-year-old patient is pregnant and states "I don't know how much longer I can stand this nausea and feeling so tired." Which of the following learning needs should the nurse address initially?
a. need for daily vita-mins c. labor and delivery
b. infant care d. methods to cope with nausea
D
If the patient sees the information as being personally valuable, the information is more likely to be learned. If the patient does not think that the content is relevant, learning is not likely to occur. Relevance is determined individually. The nurse must assess the personal meaning of learning content for each patient.
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