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Which technique is best for teaching a nursing assistant how to perform finger-stick glucose testing? demonstrate the procedure, then ask for a return demonstration A patient with a diabetic foot ulcer will need to perform dressing changes after discharge. When should the nurse schedule the teachi...

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NURS 370 Exam 3 Practice Questions
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Which technique is best for teaching a nursing assistant how to perform finger-stick
glucose testing? ✅demonstrate the procedure, then ask for a return demonstration

A patient with a diabetic foot ulcer will need to perform dressing changes after
discharge. When should the nurse schedule the teaching sessions? ✅After the patient
wakes up from a restful nap

Which intervention by the nurse would be best to motivate a patient newly diagnosed
with hypertension to learn about the prescribed treatment plan? ✅encourage the
patient to learn about various treatment options

Assume all of the following written instructions about digoxin provide correct information
for patient care. Which one is best worded for patient understanding in a culturally
competent manner? ✅call your provider if you notice that objects look yellow or green

Which teaching strategy is typically most effective for presenting information to large
groups about health promotion? ✅lecturing using audiovisual format

A patient with diabetes is admitted to the hospital for possible amputation from an
infected foot wound. Which nursing diagnosis would be appropriate for this patient?
✅Impaired ability to learn r/t fear and anxiety

Which phrase would the nurse include in the plan of care as a teaching goal for a
patient who had bowel resection with creation of a colostomy? The patient: ✅Will
perform ostomy self-care around the stoma site

During advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) training, a nurse learns about defibrillation
by using a mannequin. Which teaching tool is being employed? ✅simulation model

An older adult patient who underwent bowel resection is recovering from surgery
without complication. During the healthcare team's morning rounds, the surgeon informs
the patient that the lesion removed was cancerous. Which factor will likely be the
patient's most significant obstacle for learning? ✅anxiety associated with the new
diagnosis

How can the nurse best provide teaching for a patient whose primary spoken language
is not the same as the nurse's? ✅Make arrangements to teach using an interpreter.

, A preschool-age child is scheduled for a tonsillectomy. Which strategy might help
lessen the child's anxiety before surgery? ✅Give the child a coloring book about the
surgery.

The nurse manager is devising a teaching schedule for the staff who are about to begin
using a new type of patient bed in the ICU. Implementation is planned in 6 weeks. When
is the best time for the manager to schedule the teaching sessions? ✅One week
before implementation

For which patient is the nursing diagnosis Knowledge Deficit most appropriate?
✅Young adult admitted with acute renal failure who requires hemodialysis immediately

Prior to discharge, a patient with diabetes needs to learn how to check a finger-stick
blood sugar reading before taking insulin. Which action will best help the patient
remember proper technique? ✅Encouraging the patient to check the blood sugar each
time the nurse gives insulin

It is a busy day on the medical-surgical floor, and the nurse must teach a patient ready
for discharge about the medications. How can the nurse most efficiently use the time
and provide this education? ✅Educate the patient about the medications as each one
is given.

The nurse preparing a teaching plan ensures that the information is tailored to the
client's life experiences and learning level. These are examples of which "right" of
teaching? ✅Right content

Which statement by the patient demonstrates health literacy? ✅"I will take my
medications after I ask the nurse a few questions."

When the nurse is about to give instructions for discharge, the nurse notices that the
television is on and the patient is eating a meal. What is the best action for the nurse to
take to ensure that the patient's discharge teaching is understood? ✅Arrange another
time with the patient to review the discharge teaching.

The client with iron deficiency anemia does not know it is caused by low levels of iron in
the body that can be improved by a diet high in iron. Based on this information, which
nursing diagnosis is best? ✅Imbalanced nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements for
iron r/t Deficient Knowledge of foods high in iron

The nurse is preparing to teach a client about crutch walking. Which action would the
nurse take first? ✅Determine what the client already knows about crutches.

The nurse is preparing to teach an older adult about hypertension. Which action would
the nurse take? ✅Cover diet and exercise to help control hypertension in one teaching
session.

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