Deck 8: The Nurse As Learner and Teacher

Question 1

Why are nurses often requested to teach community classes?

A)Nurses usually donate their time to these events.
B)Twelve-hour shifts allow plenty of spare time for such work.
C)Nurses are respected by the public.
D)Physicians don't like to teach laypeople.

Answer 1

Nurses are respected by the public.

Question 2

A client received an injury that resulted in amputation of the right leg.The client has been unwilling to participate in physical therapy activities.Today the client says,"Well,I can't change this,so I might as well learn to live with it and do these exercises." What categorization of affective domain does this statement reflect?

A)Responding
B)Valuing
C)Organizing
D)Receiving

Answer 2

Organizing

Question 3

Which theorist developed a learning theory based on humanism?

A)Rogers
B)Piaget
C)Skinner
D)Bandura

Answer 3

Rogers

Question 4

Which behaviors are including in Bloom's cognitive domain of learning? (Select all that apply. )

A)Comprehending information
B)Analyzing information
C)Evaluating information
D)Applying information
E)Acquiring information

Question 5

The nursing student has watched a demonstration of insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter.The student is now attempting the skill on a laboratory mannequin.What category of Bloom's psychomotor domain does this attempt reflect?

A)Imitation
B)Manipulation
C)Precision
D)Articulation

Question 6

A client had a mastectomy yesterday.Today,the nurse must teach this client exercises to promote function on the operative side.When should this teaching occur?

A)Before administering pain medication,so the client is still alert.
B)Whenever the client expresses a desire to learn,despite pain status.
C)Approximately 30 minutes after administering pain medication.
D)Immediately after administering pain medication.

Question 7

What is the American Nurses Association Standard of Professional Performance as it applies to contribution to the professional development of peers?

A)Only nurses who want to contribute to peer professional development should do so.
B)All nurses have a responsibility for contributing to the professional development of peers.
C)Only nurses with master's degrees have the responsibility for contributing to the professional development of peers.
D)Only nurses with baccalaureate degrees have the responsibility for contributing to the professional development of peers.

Question 8

All nurses in their role of teacher/educator are responsible for providing instruction to which persons? (Select all that apply. )

A)Other nurses
B)Students in community colleges
C)Patients' families
D)Patients
E)Health care providers other than nurses

Question 9

Who should be involved in the development of a nursing teaching plan?

A)Only the nurse-teacher
B)The nurse-teacher and the client's physician
C)Only the client-learner
D)Both the nurse-teacher and the client-learner

Question 10

Which teaching objective is correctly written?

A)At the end of the teaching session the client will list three strategies for control of hypertension.
B)The client will write a comprehensive review of two articles about hypertension.
C)During the class the nurse will present material regarding risk factors associated with the development of hypertension.
D)The client will understand how hypertension develops by the end of the second teaching session.

Question 11

Which theorist's work is considered foundational to many of today's cognitive theories?

A)Lewin
B)Bandura
C)Skinner
D)Rogers

Question 12

What is the major determinant of the content of a teaching session?

A)What the nurse likes to teach
B)The learning objectives
C)What is written about the topic in a nursing textbook
D)The time to teach

Question 13

What would be the best environment for conducting client teaching?

A)The client is in the clinical educator's office.
B)The client is reclining in bed with the television on.
C)The client has just been medicated for pain.
D)The client is upright in bed with family members present.

Question 14

While progressing through nursing school,the student develops a system to categorize information as it is presented.Which theorist developed a learning theory that supports this categorization of information as essential?

A)Skinner
B)Bandura
C)Rogers
D)Bruner

Question 15

The nurse educator believes the best method for teaching professionalism is for faculty to conduct themselves in a professional manner.Which learning theory supports this belief?

A)Skinner's operant conditioning theory
B)Bandura's social-learning theory
C)Lewin's field theory
D)Piaget's phases of cognitive development

Question 16

The nurse is teaching a client to self-inject insulin.Whenever the client completes a step of the process correctly,the nurse smiles and says,"Good,good,you are learning this well." Whose learning theory is this nurse using?

A)Gagne
B)Piaget
C)Skinner
D)Lewin

Question 17

Which option best reflects how nurses provide education to other nurses?

A)Informally on the unit
B)Formally in the classroom
C)Formally online
D)Both formally and informally

Question 18

A high school class is still mourning the death of a popular classmate who was killed in an automobile accident.The opportunity to conduct a class on safe driving would be based upon which facilitator of learning?

A)Repetition
B)Motivation
C)Simple to complex
D)Physical readiness

Question 19

How are the behaviors in each category of Bloom's domains of learning arranged?

A)Alphabetically
B)Simplest to most complex
C)By length of the word
D)Randomly

Question 20

Which option reflects correct ordering of learning experiences?

A)Present new content and then link it back to the client's previous knowledge.
B)Present variations of the skill and then focus on the basics.
C)Start with a neutral topic,saving client concerns for later in the teaching session.
D)First address any area causing the learner to have anxiety,and then move to other pertinent material.

Question 21

The female nurse is planning to provide education to a male client from a different culture.What should the nurse consider?

A)All cultures value female nurses.
B)It may be better to have two female nurses in the room during teaching.
C)The nurse should consider asking a male colleague to perform the teaching.
D)Most cultures accept teaching from medical personnel of either gender.

Question 22

The nurse is conducting a teaching session with a client for whom English is a second language.The client smiles and nods in acknowledgment of the nurse's instruction.What should the nurse consider about this situation?

A)The client probably has a learning disability regardless of the language problem.
B)The client probably understands the content but doesn't have the words to express that fact.
C)The client may be trying to keep the nurse from being embarrassed.
D)The client is making fun of the nurse.

Question 23

The nurse is conducting a teaching session with a client for whom English is a second language.How should the nurse proceed?

A)Use medical terms
B)Use colloquialisms
C)Use abstract words
D)Use short sentences

Question 24

The nurse is preparing a teaching session that focuses on Piaget's phases of cognitive development.In which order should the nurse present material about these phases?

A)Different viewpoints
B)Includes others in the environment.
C)Deductive and futuristic thinking and reasoning.
D)Discovery of new goals and ways to attain those goals.

Question 25

Why should the nurse be cautious about using humor when teaching clients from other cultures?

A)Meaning can change in the translation process.
B)Humor has no place in health education.
C)Humor is not common in other cultures.
D)Humor makes people uncomfortable.

Question 26

The nurse is preparing to care for a newly admitted client.The following information was provided by the emergency department in the medical record:
Admission Note: Client is a 56 year old who has not been to see a healthcare provider since emigrating to the U.S.10 years ago;recalls receiving vaccinations "years ago" but does not remember for what disease processes;states that he was given "blood pressure" pills years ago from a doctor in his native country but hasn't taken them for quite some time because he "feels ok." Works as a part-time cook in a neighborhood ethnic restaurant.Lives with his spouse and is helping to raise a granddaughter.
For what should the nurse assess this client upon arrival to the care area?

A)Diet
B)Health literacy
C)Insurance coverage
D)Living arrangements