A nurse has been making ongoing visits to a preschool to help the staff teach the children important skills, such as brushing their teeth after meals. Now the nurse is scheduled to teach carbohydrate counting to adults newly diagnosed with diabetes. Which of the following actions will the nurse need to take when teaching this population? (Select all that apply.)
A)Appeal to the need for autonomy and choice.
B)Emphasize that anyone with diabetes must know this information.
C)Explain how to cope with being a guest at a dinner.
D)Recognize that this audience will depend on the instructor to set goals for learning.

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For this audience, the best approach will be to use adult experiences and practical problems as learning motivators-for instance, appealing to adults' sense of autonomy and choice, basing examples on practical adult situations such as cooking meals or eating in restaurants, and discussing how clients can cope with possibly awkward situations such as being a guest at dinner but having diet restrictions.

A Nurse Has Been Making Ongoing Visits to a Preschool