Because of the cognitive disturbances associated with schizophrenia, which technique will be useful as the nurse teaches a patient about self-management?
a. Use only verbal instruction.
b. Teach material in small segments.
c. Offer opportunities for making numerous choices.
d. Plan the teaching for a time when the patient has been recently medicated.
ANS: B
Patients with cognitive disturbances should be taught small blocks of information at a time and given frequent reinforcement. Both verbal and visual materials should be used since pro-cessing of verbal stimuli may be more impaired. Teaching should be scheduled when the pa-tient is most alert. A large number of choices may be confusing for the person, but a few sim-ple choices may be included.
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