Exam 3: Learning Methods and Skills: How Do You Learn?

The nurse could best describe an individual with attention deficit disorder (ADD)by stating that the individual

A patient who is learning diabetic self-care states,"I have to develop the ability to see the 'big picture' instead of getting hung up with the little things in my care plan." The nurse who understands brain function would see this as related to

An African-American nursing student tells a classmate,"I think our nursing textbook is inadequate.When I read about assessing skin,they didn't mention anything about how to spot bruises or jaundice in a person of color." This is an example of

A nursing student receives a poor grade on a nursing examination.While reviewing the examination with the student,the instructor notes that the student reads aloud fluently but is unable to state in words what question the item is asking and cannot adequately summarize data presented in the item.These observations should lead the instructor to suspect

Why is it desirable for the nursing student to engage in learning activities that use both sides of the brain?

Which individual would be classified as a kinesthetic/tactual learner?

A patient tells a nurse,"I think I may have adult attention deficit disorder." Which of the following data given by the patient would support this self-diagnosis?

A nursing student who applies the concept that neural pathways become increasingly efficient when a learning exercise is repeated will

A characteristic of the right hemisphere of the cerebrum includes

Student A read the text and visualized how to make a bed.Student B went to the practice lab and practiced making a bed.Assuming each was using their preferred learning style,which statement is true about who will most likely pass the skill evaluation of bed-making?

Primarily right-brained individuals tend to be

A learning style preference test identified a student as an interpersonal learner.Identify the strategies that would be most useful to this learner.

A patient tells the nurse,"I always think of myself as having a well-developed right brain." Learning should be facilitated for this individual by utilizing

A patient who is a college student tells the nurse,"I have difficulty studying.I can't seem to get organized.I get distracted and often need to smoke to calm my nerves.Noise irritates me." The nurse concludes that the patient

Identify the learning strategy that requires true understanding of theory by a student.

Student A tells Student B,"You could get good grades if you'd study the way I do.Write down everything that you hear in class and then recopy your notes and underline the important points." What is the likelihood that Student B will be successful?

Which statement about learning style preference is true?

A person who learns best by saying,hearing,and seeing words is known as what type of learner?

A person who learns best by humming,singing,or playing an instrument is known as what type of learner?

A student states,"I have identified my personal learning style preference as visual." From this statement,it can be understood that the identified style preference