Question 1

A nurse tells a patient with a recent back injury that damage to the nerves is comparable to a water hose that has been pinched off and that time is needed to allow normal nerve transmission.Which technique did the nurse use?

Accepted Answer

Analogies add to verbal instruction by providing familiar images that make complex information more real and understandable.Discovery is a useful tool for teaching problem solving and is a technique for cognitive learning.During role play your patients play themselves or someone else in the situation.Demonstrations are useful when teaching psychomotor skills.

Question 2

Which statements demonstrate that the patient is at the acceptance stage of learning?

Accepted Answer

The patient indicates acceptance by wanting to learn and understanding the importance of the teaching.Referring the care to the spouse,feeling like a failure,and wanting rewards do not demonstrate acceptance.

Question 3

A nurse prepares to teach the patient about strategies to minimize feelings of powerlessness.Which techniques will the nurse implement that are the best for this type of learning?

Accepted Answer

Teaching methods for affective learning include role play and discussion.Lecture is effective for cognitive learning.Practice and return demonstration are best for psychomotor learning.

Quiz 12: Patient Education

A nurse tells a patient with a recent back injury that damage to the nerves is comparable to a water hose that has been pinched off and that time is needed to allow normal nerve transmission.Which technique did the nurse use?

Which statements demonstrate that the patient is at the acceptance stage of learning?

A nurse prepares to teach the patient about strategies to minimize feelings of powerlessness.Which techniques will the nurse implement that are the best for this type of learning?