A 75-Year-Old Patient Who Is Being Discharged Home After a Stroke

question 11

Multiple Choice

A 75-year-old patient who is being discharged home after a stroke has no use of the right hand.Which teaching strategy is best for the nurse to use for this patient?

• A) Provide all the teaching at once, immediately before going home so the patient will remember it.
• B) Teach the patient with the aid of a computer to demonstrate that the discharge instructions are on the hospital webpage.
• C) Teach the patient using generic patient discharge information about strokes.
• D) Provide information based on the patient's needs in frequent sessions.

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