In Order to Deliver Effective Patient Education for Use of a Particular

question 21

Multiple Choice

In order to deliver effective patient education for use of a particular treatment, the first step should be to:

• A)Describe to the patient the equipment that will be used for the treatments.
• B)Describe to the patient the medications that will be used for the treatments.
• C)Assess the patient's learning needs by identifying learning barriers, determining the way the patient best learns, and evaluating the patient's readiness to learn.
• D)Describe to the patient the schedule for the treatments to be given.

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Definitions:

Blood Volume

The total amount of blood circulating within an individual's vascular system.

Proerythroblasts

Immature red blood cell precursors found in the bone marrow, which eventually mature into erythrocytes.

Red Blood Cells

A rephrased definition of erythrocytes; these are cells in the bloodstream that carry oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body and return carbon dioxide for exhalation.

Myeloblasts

Immature bone marrow cells that are precursors to granulocytes, a type of white blood cell involved in immune responses.