The Nurse Talks with a Clinic Patient by Phone and Discovers

question 30

Multiple Choice

The nurse talks with a clinic patient by phone and discovers the patient is not taking her medication as instructed.The patient was given only verbal instructions in her teaching session.The nurse should now have the patient do which of the following?

• A) Listen to the nurse as the nurse repeats the instructions by phone.
• B) Call every day, and the nurse will repeat the instructions until learned.
• C) Return to the clinic to receive other teaching methods.
• D) Have a family member take the instructions by phone.