A nurse is teaching a patient's family member about permanent tube feedings at home. Which purpose of patient education is the nurse meeting?
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Health promotion
Illness prevention
Restoration of health
Coping with impaired functions
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Question 2
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A nurse is teaching a group of healthy adults about the benefits of flu immunizations. Which type of patient education is the nurse providing?
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Health analogies
Restoration of health
Coping with impaired functions
Promotion of health and illness prevention
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Question 3
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A nurse's goal is to provide teaching for restoration of health. Which situation indicates the nurse is meeting this goal?
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Teaching a family member to provide passive range of motion for a stroke patient
Teaching a woman who recently had a hysterectomy about possible adoption
Teaching expectant parents about changes in childbearing women
Teaching a teenager with a broken leg how to use crutches
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Question 4
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A nurse attends a seminar on teaching/learning. Which statement indicates the nurse has a good understanding of teaching/learning?
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"Teaching and learning can be separated."
"Learning is an interactive process that promotes teaching."
"Teaching is most effective when it responds to the learner's needs."
"Learning consists of a conscious, deliberate set of actions designed to help the teacher."
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Question 5
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A nurse is determining if teaching is effective. Which finding best indicates learning has occurred?
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A nurse presents information about diabetes.
A patient demonstrates how to inject insulin.
A family member listens to a lecture on diabetes.
A primary care provider hands a diabetes pamphlet to the patient.
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Question 6
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A nurse is teaching a patient about the Speak Up Initiatives. Which information should the nurse include in the teaching session?
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If you still do not understand, ask again.
Ask a nurse to be your advocate or supporter.
The nurse is the center of the health care team.
Inappropriate medical tests are the most common mistakes.
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Question 7
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A nurse teaches a patient with heart failure healthy food choices. The patient states that eating yogurt is better than eating cake. Which element represents feedback?
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The nurse
The patient
The nurse teaching about healthy food choices
The patient stating that eating yogurt is better than eating cake
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Question 8
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While preparing a teaching plan, the nurse describes what the learner will be able to accomplish after the teaching session about healthy eating. Which action is the nurse completing?
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Developing learning objectives
Providing positive reinforcement
Presenting facts and knowledge
Implementing interpersonal communication
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Question 9
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A patient learns that a normal adult heartbeat is 60 to 100 beats/min after a teaching session with a nurse. In which domain did learning take place?
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Kinesthetic
Cognitive
Affective
Psychomotor
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Question 10
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A nurse is trying to help a patient begin to accept the chronic nature of diabetes. Which teaching technique should the nurse use to enhance learning?
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Lecture
Role play
Demonstration
Question and answer sessions
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Question 11
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A nurse is describing a patient's perceived ability to successfully complete a task. Which term should the nurse use to describe this attribute?
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Self-efficacy
Motivation
Attentional set
Active participation
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Question 12
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A toddler is going to have surgery on the right ear. Which teaching method is most appropriate for this developmental stage?
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Encourage independent learning.
Develop a problem-solving scenario.
Wrap a bandage around a stuffed animal's ear.
Use discussion throughout the teaching session.
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Question 13
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A nurse is preparing to teach a patient about smoking cessation. Which factors should the nurse assess to determine a patient's ability to learn?
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Sociocultural background and motivation
Stage of grieving and overall physical health
Developmental capabilities and physical capabilities
Psychosocial adaptation to illness and active participation
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Question 14
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A nurse is teaching a patient about heart failure. Which environment will the nurse use?
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A darkened, quiet room
A well-lit, ventilated room
A private room at 85° F temperature
A group room for 10 to 12 patients with heart failure
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Question 15
Multiple Choice
Which assessment finding will cause the nurse to begin teaching a patient because the patient is ready to learn?
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A patient has the ability to grasp and apply the elastic bandage.
A patient has sufficient upper body strength to move from a bed to a wheelchair.
A patient with a below-the-knee amputation is motivated about how to walk with assistive devices.
A patient has normal eyesight to identify the markings on a syringe and coordination to handle a syringe.
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Question 16
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A nurse is teaching a patient with a risk for hypertension how to take a blood pressure. Which action by the nurse is the priority?
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Assess laboratory results for high cholesterol and other data.
Identify that teaching is the same as the nursing process.
Perform nursing care therapies to address hypertension.
Focus on a patient's learning needs and objectives.
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Question 17
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A patient has heart failure and kidney failure. The patient needs teaching about dialysis. Which nursing action is most appropriate for assessing this patient's learning needs?
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Assess the patient's total health care needs.
Assess the patient's health literacy.
Assess all sources of patient data.
Assess the goals of patient care.
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Question 18
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A patient had a stroke and must use a cane for support. A nurse is preparing to teach the patient about the cane. Which learning objective/outcome is most appropriate for the nurse to include in the teaching plan?
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The patient will walk to the bathroom and back to bed using a cane.
The patient will understand the importance of using a cane.
The patient will know the correct use of a cane.
The patient will learn how to use a cane.
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Question 19
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Which learning objective/outcome has the highest priority for a patient with life-threatening, severe food allergies that require an EpiPen (epinephrine)?
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The patient will identify the main ingredients in several foods.
The patient will list the side effects of epinephrine.
The patient will learn about food labels.
The patient will administer epinephrine.
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Question 20
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After a teaching session on taking blood pressures, the nurse tells the patient, "You took that blood pressure like an experienced nurse." Which type of reinforcement did the nurse use?