Assessment of Patient Learning Is a Required Element of Patient

question 4

Multiple Choice

Assessment of patient learning is a required element of patient education. Shorter hospital stays make this step challenging, and we tend to evaluate learning immediately after teaching. What conclusion can be drawn from this?

• A) It takes time to truly incorporate what is learned, so immediate evaluation is not as accurate.
• B) The nurse will not have time to evaluate immediately after teaching.
• C) The patient will be too tired to participate in the evaluation.
• D) That would be too much information at one time.

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