While admitting a client to the medical unit, the nurse learns that the client has difficulty reading. This information will guide the nurse in determining which of the following strategies would be the most appropriate when planning for client teaching?
A)Assessing the degree of client motivation and readiness to learn.
B)Deciding what information the client will be able to understand.
C)Ensuring that the family be included in the teaching process.
D)Choosing which instructional strategies should be used in teaching.

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The information that the client has poor health literacy skills indicates that the nurse should avoid the use of written materials in teaching and choose other strategies. The client does not indicate a lack of motivation or an inability to understand new information. The client's lack of reading ability does not necessarily imply that the family must be included in the teaching process.

While Admitting a Client to the Medical Unit, the Nurse