the nurse is planning to teach a patient about the importance of exercise. when is the best time for
teaching to occur? (Select all that apply)
a) when there are visitors in the room
b) when the patient's pain medications are working
c) just before lunch, when the patient is most awake and alert
d) when the patient is talking about current stressors in his or her life - correct answer ✔✔b) when the
patient's pain medications are working
c) just before lunch, when the patient is most awake and alert
a patient newly diagnosed with cervical cancer is going home. the patient is avoiding discussion of her
illness and postoperative orders. what is the nurse's best plan in teaching this patient?
a) teach the patient's spouse
b) focus on knowledge the patient will need in a few weeks
c) provide only the information that the patient needs to go home
d) convince the patient that learning about her health is necessary - correct answer ✔✔c) provide only
the information that the patient needs to go home
The school nurse is about to teach a freshman-level high school health class about nutrition. What is the
best instructional approach to ensure that the students meet the learning outcomes?
A) Provide information using a lecture
B) Use simple words to promote understanding
,C) Develop topics for discussion that require problem solving
D) Complete an extensive literature search focusing on eating disorders - correct answer ✔✔c) develop
topics for discussion that require problem solving
A nurse is going to teach a patient how to perform breast self-examination. Which behavioral objective
does the nurse set to best measure the patient's ability to perform the examination?
A) The patient will verbalize the steps involved in breast self-examination within 1 week.
B) The nurse will explain the importance of performing breast self-examination once a month.
C) The patient will perform breast self-examination correctly on herself before the end of the teaching
session.
D) The nurse will demonstrate breast self-examination on a breast model provided by the American
Cancer Society. - correct answer ✔✔C) The patient will perform breast self-examination correctly on
herself before the end of the teaching session.
A patient with chest pain is having an emergency cardiac catheterization. Which teaching approach does
the nurse use in this situation?
the nurse is teaching a parenting class to a group of pregnant adolescents. the nurse pretends to be the
baby's father, and the adolescent mother is asked to show how she would respond to the father if he
gave her a can of beer. which teaching approach did the nurse use?
a) role play
b) discovery
c) an analogy
d) a demonstration - correct answer ✔✔a) role play
an older adult is being started on a new antihypertensive medication. in teaching the patient about the
medication, the nurse:
, a) speaks loudly
b) presents the information once
c) expects the patient to understand the information quickly
d) allows the patient time to express himself or herself and ask questions - correct answer ✔✔d) allows
the patient time to express himself or herself and ask questions
A patient needs to learn how to administer a subcutaneous injection. Which of the following reflects that
the patient is ready to learn?
A) Describing difficulties a family member has had in taking insulin
B) Expressing the importance of learning the skill correctly
C) Being able to see and understand the markings on the syringe
D) Having the dexterity needed to prepare and inject the medication - correct answer ✔✔B) Expressing
the importance of learning the skill correctly
a patient who is hospitalized has just been diagnosed with diabetes. he is going to need to learn how to
give himself injections. which teaching method does the nurse use?
When a nurse is teaching a patient about how to administer an epinephrine injection in case of a severe
allergic reaction, he or she tells the patient to hold the injection like a dart. Which of the following
instructional methods did the nurse use?
A. Telling
B. Analogy
C. Demonstration
D. Simulation - correct answer ✔✔B. Analogy
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