A 78-year-old patient has shortness of breath on very slight exertion. The physician has written an order for her to be taught about a 2-gram sodium diet. Based on these data, which factor would be likely to interfere with diet teaching?

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It is important to assess the patient's readiness to learn. In reality the patient experiences little benefit from patient teaching often because of the stress from the medical problem as well as the environment, and the addition of a learning experience would add to the stress. The patient may be motivated to learn but not yet ready to learn. In this scenario, the patient's shortness of breath is the medical problem interfering with the patient's readiness to learn. The patient's age and the chronic nature of the patient's illness have nothing to do with readiness to learn. The patient's reluctance to learn is an opinion.

A 78-Year-Old Patient Has Shortness of Breath on Very Slight