A patient tells the nurse that he will not learn how to give himself insulin injections because he gave his father insulin injections and "he died anyway.". To facilitate this patient's learning, the nurse's best action would be to:
1. Talk with the patient about his father's illness and how the insulin injections will help him control his own illness.
2. Ask the patient if he prefers to read about how to provide the injections.
3. Leave a needleless syringe at the patient's bedside for him to practice with.
4. Provide a diagram of body areas where insulin injections should be given.
Talk with the patient about his father's illness and how the insulin injections will help him control his own illness.
Rationale: The nurse should talk with the patient about his father's illness and how the injections will help with the control of his own illness. The patient has experience with providing injections but has an attitude or belief about insulin and the role it plays in diabetes management. The patient needs affective learning, or learning that involves changing an attitude, value, or feeling. The nurse should not ignore the patient's statement by asking if he prefers written instructions on how to provide injections. Leaving a needleless syringe at the bedside for the patient to practice or providing a diagram of body areas where insulin injections should be given would not support the patient's need for affective learning.
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