. The patient should know that he is at risk for developing a specific condition.
. The risk is serious and the consequences of developing the condition are undesirable
. The risk will be reduced by a specific behavior change.
.The barriers to the behavior change can be overcome and managed (Erkin and Ozsy,2012 p.32) …show more content…
When it comes to teaching, nurses should take baby steps with a patient, the information should be simple, in the level and language the patient would understand, interesting and not too long or it should be divided into steps, not too fast, show level of understanding and confidence for the patient to know that you are very much familiar with the topic, creat time for the patient to ask questions to give that empowerment, and let the the family be involved if that is the wish of the patient or would help the