The nurse is providing discharge instructions about medications and exercise to a client with congestive heart failure.Which action by the nurse ensures that the client is fully informed?

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A) Most hospitals and agencies have computer-generated discharge instructions that the nurse can print to give the client to refer to when at home. This not only prevents calls, but gives the client confidence. Repeating the instructions does not help the client at home. Relatives can forget as easily as the client. It is not the physician's place to reinforce teaching.
B) Most hospitals and agencies have computer-generated discharge instructions that the nurse can print to give the client to refer to when at home. This not only prevents calls, but gives the client confidence. Repeating the instructions does not help the client at home. Relatives can forget as easily as the client. It is not the physician's place to reinforce teaching.
C) Most hospitals and agencies have computer-generated discharge instructions that the nurse can print to give the client to refer to when at home. This not only prevents calls, but gives the client confidence. Repeating the instructions does not help the client at home. Relatives can forget as easily as the client. It is not the physician's place to reinforce teaching.
D) Most hospitals and agencies have computer-generated discharge instructions that the nurse can print to give the client to refer to when at home. This not only prevents calls, but gives the client confidence. Repeating the instructions does not help the client at home. Relatives can forget as easily as the client. It is not the physician's place to reinforce teaching.

The Nurse Is Providing Discharge Instructions About Medications and Exercise