The Nurse Talks with a Clinic Patient by Phone and Discover

question 7

Multiple Choice

The nurse talks with a clinic patient by phone and discover she is not taking her medication as she was 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 he or she 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.

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