After the Nurse Implements Diet Instruction with a Patient with Heart

question 1

Multiple Choice

After the nurse implements diet instruction with a patient with heart disease, the patient can explain the information but fails to make the recommended dietary changes. The nurse's evaluation is that

• A) learning did not occur because the patient's behavior did not change.
• B) choosing not to follow the diet is the behavior that resulted from learning.
• C) the nursing responsibility for helping the patient make dietary changes has been fulfilled.
• D) the teaching methods were ineffective in helping the patient learn the dietary information.