Deck 7: Teaching and Learning Strategies for the College Laboratory Setting

Question 1

In the college laboratory setting, the clinical nursing instructor's primary role is to

A) facilitate learning specific objectives for each experience
B) answer students' questions about lecture content
C) catch up on theoretical content not covered in class
D) monitor students' practice of previously learned skills
E) ensure that supplies and equipment are conserved for use by others

Answer 1

A
facilitates learning specific objectives for each experience. While the other options may occur in the course of the college laboratory, they are not descriptive of the clinical instructor's primary role.

Question 2

A typical laboratory session focusing on psychomotor skill development involves

A) instruction in several related skills
B) review of the theory and principles involved in each skill
C) demonstration of each skill
D) student practice of each skill
E) all of these

Answer 2

E
all of these. Each of the described activities occurs within a typical college laboratory session that focuses on psychomotor skill development.

Question 3

One approach to teaching in the college laboratory setting is to utilize peer instructors. Peer instructors are

A) students from the nursing program who are one level above those in the clinical group
B) students in the clinical group who have prior experience as a nursing assistant
C) pairs of students in the clinical group who teach one another
D) students in the clinical group who have demonstrated mastery of a skill being taught
E) students in the clinical group who have the highest grade point average in nursing courses

Answer 3

D
students in the clinical group who have demonstrated mastery of a skill being taught. Once one or more students have successfully demonstrated the ability to perform a skill, they may be "deputized" as peer instructors, working with other members of the group.

Question 4

Learning a psychomotor skill involves

A) memorizing the sequence of actions involved in completing the skill
B) developing the kinesthetic sense (body feel) of skill performance
C) a single episode of intense practice of the skill
D) trying out different approaches to performing the skill
E) limited intellectual work

Question 5

In addition to learning and practicing psychomotor skills, college laboratory sessions may involve which of the following:

A) practice with interviewing and/or therapeutic communication techniques
B) games, including role playing games
C) simulated experiences
D) research to identify possible solutions to a clinical problem
E) all but d

Question 6

For the following questions, match the steps in the process of skill mastery with the descriptions provided.
-Habitual response in performing the skill _____

A)perception
B)set
C)guided response
D)mechanism
E)complex overt response

Question 7

For the following questions, match the steps in the process of skill mastery with the descriptions provided.
-Identification and selection of task relevant cues _____

A)perception
B)set
C)guided response
D)mechanism
E)complex overt response

Question 8

For the following questions, match the steps in the process of skill mastery with the descriptions provided.
-Action occurring with reference to written criteria or model performance _____

A)perception
B)set
C)guided response
D)mechanism
E)complex overt response

Question 9

For the following questions, match the steps in the process of skill mastery with the descriptions provided.
-Quick, smooth, accurate performance of complex movements _____

A)perception
B)set
C)guided response
D)mechanism
E)complex overt response

Question 10

For the following questions, match the steps in the process of skill mastery with the descriptions provided.
-Mental, physical, and psychological readiness to perform the skill _____

A)perception
B)set
C)guided response
D)mechanism
E)complex overt response