Assessment of patient learning is a required element of patient education. Shorter hospital stays make this step challenging, and we tend to evaluate learning immediately after teaching. What conclusion can be drawn from this?

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For learning to have occurred, the patient must incorporate the learned behavior into his or her life. In reality, an assessment done a day or two later may be a better indicator of the retention and incorporation of new information or behavior changes. For this reason, the other answer items are incorrect.

Assessment of Patient Learning Is a Required Element of Patient