Which action should the nurse take first when teaching a client's spouse how to manage the blood pressure (BP) for a client with newly diagnosed hypertension?
A)Teach the caregiver how to take the client's BP using a manual blood pressure cuff.
B)Have the dietitian meet with the client and caregiver to discuss low sodium dietary choices.
C)Ask the client and caregiver to select important information from a list of hypertension teaching topics.
D)Provide written information about treatment and complications of hypertension for the client and caregiver.

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Since adults learn best when given information that they view as being needed immediately, asking the caregiver and client to prioritize learning needs is likely to be the most successful approach to home management of health problems. The other actions also may be appropriate, depending on what learning needs the caregiver and client have, but the initial action should be to assess what the learners feel is important.

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