RN Exam Practice
Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 795 of 2368

A client with a cognitive impairment is learning about new medications. Which strategy should the nurse use?

  1. Give one long verbal explanation that covers every new medication at once
  2. Include family members in the teaching session without asking the client
  3. Wait to teach about the medications until the impairment has fully resolved
  4. Use visual aids and repetition with a support person approved by the client
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Correct answer: Use visual aids and repetition with a support person approved by the client

For cognitive impairment, the nurse uses visual aids and repetition and involves support persons only as approved by the client.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Teaching & Learning: Identifying Barriers to Learning. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026