Exam 41: Teaching and Learning

The nurse is conducting a class for a group of pregnant clients and wants to focus specifically on the risks of alcohol consumption for the developing fetus. Which topic should the nurse include with regard to safety of the fetus?

The nurse provides medication teaching for a client who will be going home on new medications. Which statement by the client best illustrates compliance with the medication plan?

A nurse is caring for a group of clients who are recovering in a rehabilitation hospital following total hip replacements. Which client is exhibiting the highest motivation to learn?

A home health nurse is admitting a new client to the agency who was recently discharged from the hospital with a new diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis. What is the best way for the nurse to evaluate whether the client is able to set up and administer a nebulizer treatment?

The nurse is caring for an adult client who has been diagnosed with high cholesterol. Which is important for the nurse to consider when teaching this adult client?

The nurse is caring for a client with a new tracheostomy. After completing a teaching session on tracheostomy care, what should the nurse include in the documentation?

Which theory of learning holds that knowledge acquisition is the ongoing assimilation and accommodation of new experiences and interpretations?

A nurse is preparing to discharge a client who experienced a myocardial infarction. The client will have to make many lifestyle changes, and the nurse is providing instruction on how to implement a heart-healthy lifestyle. Which is the best description of the client education the nurse is presenting to this client?

The nurse is caring for a client who has recently received a permanent colostomy. The client will be going home in several days and requires discharge teaching. What should the nurse do when organizing the teaching experience?

A nurse is working in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The nurse wants to teach a mother of a premature baby how to give her baby a bath. Which statement by the mother reflects a readiness to learn?

The nurse has a 7-year-old client recovering from partial-thickness burns to the arms and hands. This client has shown sensitivity to loud noises and bright lights, and at times if she is overstimulated she won't speak to or look at anyone but her parents until she calms down. The nurse considers the best teaching environment for this client to be the

A nurse conducted a safety class for a group of older adult clients in the community on fall prevention. During a follow-up visit in the home of one of these clients, the nurse sees a number of fall hazards she identified during her class. What should the nurse document regarding the learning outcome for this client?

The nurse educator is preparing to teach a group of nursing students how to navigate the internet to research healthcare information. Which does the educator plan to include during lecture?

A nurse is caring for a child who is hospitalized for an exacerbation of asthma. The nurse is preparing discharge teaching, as the client will be going home on nebulizer treatments and an inhaler. The client and her family members, who are recent immigrants to the United States, speak little English. In addition to enlisting an interpreter to help with the language barrier, what should be a priority for the nurse in developing a teaching plan?

What is a good way for a nurse to prepare the environment for teaching?

The nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. The client must learn how to independently perform fingerstick blood sugar analysis as part of the plan of care. The client says, "I already know what you are attempting to teach because I looked everything up on the internet." Which is the best action by the nurse based on the client's statement?

A nursing student has been assigned to present a teaching project to the class, using each of Bloom's taxonomy domains. The student has planned several activities to include when presenting the project to the class. Which activities are within the affective domain? Select all that apply.

The nurse is planning discharge teaching to a client with diabetes who has a large wound. Which is the priority action for the nurse prior to initiating teaching with this client?

The nursing student is planning an educational program for a school project. The program is focusing on cancer detection education for a community group. What should the nursing student plan to include in order to address the various learning styles of the target group?

A client who had outpatient surgery is given an instruction sheet in preparation for discharge. When the nurse asks if the instructions are clear, the client says, "I'll read them later when I have my glasses; besides, you told me everything I need to know." Based on these statements, what would the nurse suspect?