Question 1

During a class on newborn care given at a local health department, a nursing student asks the participants to practice with baby dolls. Which of the following steps of promoting effective education is the student using?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eliciting performance 
B)  Assessing performance 
C)  Enhancing retention and transfer of knowledge 
D)  Gaining attention

Question 2

A nurse recognizes the importance of group norms when planning community health education. Which of the following provides the best explanation for why this is important?

Accepted Answer

A)  Allows for creativity and variety among group members. 
B)  Influences members' perception of community. 
C)  Are helpful in evaluating the effectiveness of the group. 
D)  Maintains the group through various supports to members.

Question 3

A nurse is using the educational process of selecting appropriate educational methods when planning a community health program. Which of the following steps of the nursing process does this action most resemble?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assessment 
B)  Evaluation 
C)  Implementation 
D)  Planning

Question 4

Which statement about education is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It emphasizes the provider of knowledge and skills. 
B)  It emphasizes the recipient of knowledge and skills. 
C)  It is a process of gaining knowledge and expertise. 
D)  It results in behavioral change.

Question 5

A nurse is planning to evaluate a group's progress toward a health goal. Which of the following components should be included in the evaluative process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Type of teaching strategy used 
B)  Recognition of accomplishments in the group 
C)  Conflict that occurred in the group 
D)  The type of leadership in the group

Question 6

A nurse is developing a goal for a client who is learning how to care for an ostomy. Which of the following would be most appropriate to develop?

Accepted Answer

A)  The client will look at his stoma without disgust each time his ostomy bag comes off. 
B)  The client will be able to independently take care of his ostomy bag within 3 months. 
C)  The client will gather all ostomy supplies correctly each time his ostomy bag needs to be changed. 
D)  The client will successfully describe to the nurse how to care for his ostomy when he is asked.

Question 7

A client diagnosed with diabetes reports to the nurse that she has been learning more about controlling her blood sugars by reading information found on the Internet. Which of the following statements by the nurse would be appropriate?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Looking at the date the content was posted on the website is important." 
B)  "The Internet is an unreliable source of information and should not be used." 
C)  "The best sources of information are found on pharmaceutical websites." 
D)  "Your physician will provide you better information than the Internet."

Question 8

A nurse is teaching a client about how to complete a wound dressing change. Which of the following conditions must be met before learning will occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Must be able to memorize the instructions, relay this information to a partner, and demonstrate the dressing change. 
B)  Must master the dressing change at the time it is taught, repeat the demonstration for the nurse, and teach another person. 
C)  Must be able to speak the language of the nurse, have time to practice the dressing change, and master the dressing change in a short time. 
D)  Must have the necessary ability, a sensory image of how to carry out the dressing change, and an opportunity to practice the dressing change.

Question 9

What is the goal of providing education across the three levels of prevention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Enabling clients to attain optimal health 
B)  Identifying and treating health problems early to eliminate disability 
C)  Enabling populations to break into individuals 
D)  Teaching people about Healthy People 2020

Question 10

A nurse is teaching a postpartum mother how to breastfeed her infant. The nurse notes that the mother is alert and agrees that breastfeeding is important to her and beneficial to her baby. The nurse outlines the expectations of breastfeeding for the mother and the baby. Considering the events of instruction, which of the following should the nurse do next?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ask the mother about her previous experience with breastfeeding. 
B)  Demonstrate how to position the baby for breastfeeding. 
C)  Show the mother a video about breastfeeding. 
D)  Have the mother demonstrate breastfeeding.

Question 11

A community health nurse is writing an objective. Which of the following would be most appropriate for the nurse to write?

Accepted Answer

A)  Each member of the family will give an insulin injection to the client with accurate dosage 100% of the time for 10 consecutive trials. 
B)  The client will perform a blood sugar test on herself with an accurate blood sugar reading. 
C)  The community will take their children to receive immunizations within 1 month of the immunization due date. 
D)  Fifty percent of the eligible women seen in the clinic will return for their scheduled mammogram appointment.

Question 12

A nurse is working with a group of clients diagnosed with diabetes and is teaching a class about avoiding the long-term effects of diabetes. The nurse begins the class by reviewing the basic physiology of diabetes, which was taught the week before. Which of the following principles of effective education is the nurse using?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stimulating recall of prior learning 
B)  Gaining attention 
C)  Presenting the material 
D)  Providing learning guidance

Exam 19: Health Education Principles Applied in Communities, Groups, Families, and Individuals for Healthy Change