Deck 5: Patient Education to Promote Health

Question 1

The nurse caring for a Spanish-speaking patient uses the assistance of an interpreter to help with preoperative teaching.While implementing the education,the nurse should:

A) look directly at the patient.
B) never use pantomime gestures.
C) ask lengthy questions to provide clarity.
D) ask a family member to assist with interpretation.

Answer 1

look directly at the patient.

Question 2

The nurse and patient are participating in cooperative goal setting regarding drug therapy.The nurse is aware that it is imperative to encourage the patient to perform which task(s)? (Select all that apply.)

A) Contact the hospital for advice regarding discontinuation of medication.
B) Keep records of essential data needed to evaluate prescribed therapy.
C) See the healthcare provider regularly.
D) Avoid community-based agencies for assistance.
E) Monitor parameters used to evaluate therapy.

Answer 2

Keep records of essential data needed to evaluate prescribed therapy.
See the healthcare provider regularly.
Monitor parameters used to evaluate therapy.

Question 3

The nurse is writing a teaching plan for a 30-year-old patient who has AIDS.Which objective(s)is/are written in the correct format? (Select all that apply.)

A) The patient will state adverse effects of the daily medications before discharge.
B) The patient will correctly fill the daily medication pillbox with the correct medications in the appropriate time slots prior to discharge.
C) The patient will adjust the medications accordingly.
D) The patient will schedule an appointment with the infectious disease physician before discharge.
E) The patient will have lab tests performed regularly.

Answer 3

The patient will state adverse effects of the daily medications before discharge.
The patient will correctly fill the daily medication pillbox with the correct medications in the appropriate time slots prior to discharge.
The patient will schedule an appointment with the infectious disease physician before discharge.

Question 4

Which would positively affect readiness to learn?

A) Fear and denial
B) Willingness to attain an optimal level of health
C) Poor cognitive and motor development
D) Lack of trust and confidence in the staff

Question 5

Which is an example of ethnocentrism?

A) A 5-year-old Native American child colors in a book about diabetes.
B) A 14-year-old African American attends a support group to learn about disease management.
C) A 36-year-old Asian prefers to take herbs instead of an oral medication.
D) A 72-year-old Hispanic asks questions about potential adverse effects to a newly prescribed medication.

Question 6

What should the nurse include during discharge in addition to verbal instructions? (Select all that apply.)

A) Written instructions for the patient's reference
B) A phone number of the provider or hospital unit for follow-up questions
C) Written instructions for monitoring of parameters used to evaluate therapy
D) Documentation in the nurse's discharge notes of the nursing and collaborative problems that require continued monitoring and intervention
E) Identification of the patient's unreasonable expectations of therapy

Question 7

The nurse is educating a 13-year-old boy newly diagnosed with diabetes and his parents about diet and glucose monitoring.Which domain of learning is represented when the patient expresses concern about feeling different from his peers?

A) Cognitive
B) Psychomotor
C) Affective
D) Learning style

Question 8

What is the most important nursing consideration when teaching an older adult patient about a newly prescribed medication?

A) Provide detailed information.
B) Lengthen the time of each teaching session.
C) Present information slowly.
D) Limit discussion on the necessity of learning the information.

Question 9

Which is the most intangible portion of the learning process?

A) Cognitive
B) Affective
C) Psychomotor
D) Eminent

Question 10

The nurse has taught a patient's spouse to administer an injectable medication.After the spouse completed a return demonstration of the injection in the hospital,the nurse does not feel confident that this can be carried out independently at home and requests referral for a home health nurse.The nurse is using which phase of the nursing process?

A) Assessment
B) Implementation
C) Planning
D) Evaluation

Question 11

Which action(s)by the nurse can foster patient responsibility for adhering to the therapeutic regimen? (Select all that apply.)

A) Assessing the patient's readiness to learn
B) Determining the patient's level of understanding of content
C) Determining the patient's education level and learning style
D) Maintaining an aloof attitude toward presented content
E) Documenting expected outcomes independently

Question 12

In preparing for health teaching with a patient who has an auditory learning style,which would be most appropriate?

A) Pamphlets from a pharmaceutical company
B) Models of equipment used in a procedure
C) Verbal description of the steps of a procedure
D) A workbook with space to record actions and results

Question 13

Which represents the psychomotor domain of learning?

A) The patient draws up insulin in a syringe.
B) The patient expresses a belief about medication use.
C) The patient is able to verbalize foods that should be avoided.
D) The patient relates past experience with smoking cessation.

Question 14

Which item(s)would be considered characteristic of the cognitive domain level of learning? (Select all that apply.)

A) A patient's opinion regarding wellness
B) Basic mathematical formulas learned in grade school
C) Incorporation of a person's previous experiences and perceptions
D) Skill demonstration using a step-by-step approach
E) Relationship between prior experiences and new concepts

Question 15

The nurse is preparing to instruct a patient and his wife on technique and importance of assessing pulse prior to taking heart medication.Which principle(s)of learning would be appropriate in this situation? (Select all that apply.)

A) The learning environment
B) The patient's and wife's learning styles
C) The objectives/goal statements listed on the patient's care plan
D) The patient's financial ability to purchase the medication
E) The patient's understanding of the seriousness of his illness

Question 16

A teaching plan has been developed by the nurse to educate the mother of a preterm infant on prescribed medications.Before initiating this teaching plan,the nurse should:

A) recognize the individual's health beliefs.
B) provide a formal learning setting.
C) ensure that information is generalized.
D) be sure that all care to the patient has been delivered.