NUR 112 Teaching and Learning

You are evaluating the responses of a recent teaching sessions. An example of a patient's understanding of a cognitive skill would be..

• Patient demonstrates use of a glucometer

• Patient performs a finger stick blood sugar

• Patient explains that their medication should be taken with meals

• Patient independently dresses himself after eating breakfast

The nurse is completing a teaching session with an elderly patient on anticoagulation therapy. Which strategy would address age-related changes for this patient?

• colorful videos to explain the medication

• presenting all the information at discharge

• give pamphlets on the medications

• develop hand-outs with large print for the patient

The most appropriate resources to include when planning to provide patient education related to a goal in the psychomotor domain would be

• diagnosis-related support groups.

• Internet resources.

• manikin practice sessions.

• self-directed learning modules.

The nurse educator would identify a need for further teaching when the student lists the types of learning as

• affective.

• cognitive.

• psychomotor.

• self-directed.

When describing patient education approaches, the nurse educator would explain that informal teaching is an approach that

• addresses group needs.

• follows formalized plans.

• has standardized content.

• often occurs one-to-one.

Barriers to patient education the nurse considers in implementing a teaching plan include

• family resources.

• high school education.

• hunger and pain.

• need perceived by patient.

Strategies to include in a teaching plan for an adult who has repeatedly not followed the written discharge instructions would include

• individualized handout.

• instructional videos.

• Internet resources.

• self-help books.

When planning to evaluate a patients satisfaction with a teaching activity, the most appropriate strategy would be to

• include a survey instrument.

• observe for level of skill mastery.

• present information more than one time.

• provide for a return demonstration.

Interrelated concepts to the professional nursing role a nurse manager would consider when addressing concerns about the quality of patient education include

• adherence.

• developmental level

• motivation.

• technology.

A newly licensed nurse is assigned to an experienced nurse for training on a medical unit of a hospital. What type of nurse-to-nurse collaboration does this assignment demonstrate?

• Interprofessional collaboration

• Shared governance collaboration

• Interorganizational collaboration

• Mentoring collaboration