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A Postsurgical Patient Is Being Taught About Wound Care Before

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A postsurgical patient is being taught about wound care before being discharged from the hospital and is in a semiprivate room with another patient.The other patient is upset with a family member and is crying.The television is on to try to provide some distraction from the roommate.Which action should the nurse take to best facilitate patient education for wound care?


A) Explain to the patient that everything is in the handout.
B) Take the patient to a quiet area to do the patient teaching.
C) Ask the roommate to please be considerate of the patient because patient education is occurring.
D) Request that a home health nurse follow up with the patient at home to teach about wound care.

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