A Nurse Has Planned a Detailed and Individualized Teaching Plan

question 21

Multiple Choice

A nurse has planned a detailed and individualized teaching plan for a patient who had a double mastectomy.While working with her, the nurse notes that the patient seems distracted and unable to remember what was just taught; also, her skill at changing her dressings is poor.The nurse is frustrated and consults a colleague, who explains that the most likely reason for this behavior is:

• A) denial of the need to learn self-care.
• B) inadequate pain relief or treatment.
• C) lack of emotional readiness to learn.
• D) not enough time to perform the skills.

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Definitions:

Animal Species

A group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring, sharing common characteristics and behaviors.

Neurons

Nervous system cells, specialized in transmitting information via both electrical and chemical signaling.

Dendrites

Branch-like extensions of neurons that receive electrical and chemical signals from other neurons.

Axons

Nerve fibers that transmit electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body to other neurons, muscles, or glands.