The Hospital Nurse Implements a Teaching Plan to Assist an Older

The hospital nurse implements a teaching plan to assist an older patient who lives alone to independently accomplish daily activities. How would the nurse best evaluate the patient's long-term response to the teaching?

A) Make a referral to the home health nursing agency for home visits.
B) Have the patient demonstrate the learned skills at the end of the teaching session.
C) Arrange a physical therapy visit before the patient is discharged from the hospital.
D) Check the patient's ability to bathe and get dressed without any assistance the next day.