The nurse is caring for a client who has recently received a permanent colostomy.The client will be going home in several days and requires discharge teaching.What should the nurse do when organizing the teaching experience?
A) Ask the client to tell the nurse what is known about caring for the colostomy.
B) Make sure the client's spouse is present before the teaching session begins.
C) Start from the beginning and proceed through all steps required to perform colostomy care.
D) Break the information into small sessions to enhance learning.

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A) The nurse should find out what the client knows, and then proceed to the unknown. This gives the client confidence. This information can be elicited either by asking questions or by having the client take a pretest or fill out a form. Going over information already learned is not practicing good time management for the nurse or the client. Unless the client has attention problems or is an older adult, breaking up the sessions is probably unnecessary. Having the spouse present is always a good idea, but finding out what the client already knows is more important when organizing teaching.
B) The nurse should find out what the client knows, and then proceed to the unknown. This gives the client confidence. This information can be elicited either by asking questions or by having the client take a pretest or fill out a form. Going over information already learned is not practicing good time management for the nurse or the client. Unless the client has attention problems or is an older adult, breaking up the sessions is probably unnecessary. Having the spouse present is always a good idea, but finding out what the client already knows is more important when organizing teaching.
C) The nurse should find out what the client knows, and then proceed to the unknown. This gives the client confidence. This information can be elicited either by asking questions or by having the client take a pretest or fill out a form. Going over information already learned is not practicing good time management for the nurse or the client. Unless the client has attention problems or is an older adult, breaking up the sessions is probably unnecessary. Having the spouse present is always a good idea, but finding out what the client already knows is more important when organizing teaching.
D) The nurse should find out what the client knows, and then proceed to the unknown. This gives the client confidence. This information can be elicited either by asking questions or by having the client take a pretest or fill out a form. Going over information already learned is not practicing good time management for the nurse or the client. Unless the client has attention problems or is an older adult, breaking up the sessions is probably unnecessary. Having the spouse present is always a good idea, but finding out what the client already knows is more important when organizing teaching.

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