A nurse caring for a patient who is being discharged home after a stroke is preparing patient/family teaching. What topics would be most important for the nurse to include in the teaching? (Mark all that apply.)
A) Stroke prevention
B) The rehabilitation process
C) Causes of stroke
D) Adequate nutrition
E) Exercise
Ans: A, B, C
Feedback: Patient and family education is a fundamental component of rehabilitation. The nurse provides teaching about stroke, its causes and prevention, and the rehabilitation process. While all answers are eventually included in family teaching the most important are stroke cause and prevention and the rehabilitation process.
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