A nurse has been teaching a patient who seems impatient and does not retain much of what is taught.What action by the nurse would be best to facilitate the patient's learning?

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Learning is not likely to be effective if the patient has unmet basic human needs such as hunger,pain,a full bladder,or fear.The nurse should assess for those needs and meet them before continuing.Labeling a patient as uncooperative is counterproductive and judgmental and does nothing to enlist the patient's cooperation.Written information (if the patient is literate)is always a good idea,but doing nothing more than that will not improve the patient's learning when basic needs are unmet.Returning at a later time also does not meet the patient's needs.

A Nurse Has Been Teaching a Patient Who Seems Impatient