A Client Needs Discharge Teaching Regarding the Use of a Walker

question 26

Multiple Choice

A client needs discharge teaching regarding the use of a walker before going home.The client's room is small and adjacent to a soda machine and small lounge area.In planning a teaching session,which is the best thing the nurse can do?

• A)Wait until just prior to discharge,then do the teaching in the hospital lobby.
• B)Close the door to the client's room and make sure there is no clutter on the floor before the teaching session begins.
• C)Take the client to a larger area (treatment room,for example)for teaching,then evaluate on the way back to the client's room.
• D)Make sure a physical therapist is available to do the teaching and can see the client before discharge.

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