Deck 5: Patient Education and Health Promotion

Question 1

The nurse is writing a teaching plan for a 30-year-old patient who has AIDS. Which objectives 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 1

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 2

Which 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

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Which is the most intangible portion of the learning process?

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

Answer 3

Affective

Question 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

Which actions 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 8

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 9

The nurse is preparing to instruct a patient and his wife on technique and importance of assessing pulse prior to taking heart medication. Which are appropriate principles of learning 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 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 are reliable ways to determine a patient's mastery of a psychomotor skill? (Select all that apply.)

A) Describe the process verbally.
B) Write a description of the process.
C) Give a reciprocal demonstration of the process.
D) Ask questions about the process.
E) Demonstrate the process to another person while the nurse supervises.
F) State whether the patient feels the process has been mastered.

Question 12

Which is 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 13

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 14

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.