RN Exam Practice
Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 73 of 2368

When should the nurse include client education?

  1. Only at the time of discharge
  2. Only when the client asks a question
  3. During every client encounter
  4. Only when a new medication is started
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Correct answer: During every client encounter

Client education is an important part of nursing care and should be part of every encounter, such as teaching about side effects while giving medications.

Source: Nursing Fundamentals, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2024), Nursing Process: Coordination of Care and Health Teaching/Health Promotion. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Health Promotion and Maintenance"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026