The primary care NP is seeing a patient for a hospital follow-up after the patient has had a first myocardial infarction.The patient has a list of the prescribed medications and tells the NP that "no one explained anything about them." The NP's initial response should be to:

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When a patient is first diagnosed with a medical problem,education must start with explaining the pathophysiology in terms the patient will understand.When patients understand what has happened to them,they can move on to consider what to do about it.The other responses are part of an education plan but are not the initial response.

The Primary Care NP Is Seeing a Patient for a Hospital