Chp 9 Teaching and Counseling Flashcards
What are the learning goals in pt education.
• Maintains and promoting health.
• Preventing illness.
• Restoring health
• Facilitating outcomes
• Promoting outcomes
How do you determine the pts readiness to learn?
• Assess learning readiness, style, strengths.
• Consider pt motivation.
What to document for pt teaching?
• Document that the pt was taught something.
• Methods & timing of evaluation.
• Evaluation results: evidence learning occurred (teach back & demonstrations).
What are the learning domains and examples of-cognitive vs. psychomotor vs. affective?
• Cognitive – story and recalling info. learned.
• Psychomotor – physically doing it.
• Affective – changing attitudes, values, feelings (exercising empathy).
What are te method of teaching adult pts?
• Methods: lecture, discussion, demonstration, discovery, role playing.
• Materials: audiovisual, printed, programmed instruction, web-based instruction & technology.
What to evaluate for pts learning?
• Methods of evaluation
• Timing of evaluation
• Reinforcing and celebrating learning
• Evaluating teaching
• Revising plan
What is the TEACH method?
T – tune into pt.
E – edit pt inf.
A – act on every teaching moment.
C – clarify.
H – honor the pt as a partner I the education process.
What is health literacy?
• Ability to read, understand & act on health info.
• 6th grade level (2 syllables or less).
What are the special considerations for teaching (elderly, people with a primary language that is not English)?
• Identify learning needs
• Get to know the culture
• Ask, what is their preferred language to receive documents in.
What is the health belief model?
• Health Belief Model: health decision making, when to seek care.
o Focus on susceptibility, seriousness, benefits of action.
What is Knowles (1990) Four Assumptions of Adult Learners?
- Move from dependence to independent.
- Previous experience rich in resource learning.
- Adult readiness to developmental task or social role.
- Adults’ orientation to learn is materials should be useful immediately rather than in the future.
True or False: Most adults orientation to learning is that material should be useful immediately, rather than at some time in the future.
True
• Your next pt comes in for medication education and states she does not speak English. What is your plan?
a. Use materials developed by the hospital in English
b. Use lots of visual materials when teaching
c. Use a lecture format to teach content with no questions.
d. Develop written materials in the pts native language.
Answer: D. Develop written material in the pts native language.
Which action is an example of cognitive learning?
a. A pt demonstrates how to change his wound dressing.
b. A new mother follows instructions for caring for the umbilical cord.
c. A pt describes how to portion food to maintain within a prescribed calories range.
d. A pt expresses renewed confidence following a teaching session on caring for her mother at home.
Answer: C. A pt describes how to portion food to maintain within a prescribed calories range.
Think of a medical/surgical diagnosis or procedure that produces a strong emotion in you. Now think about your pt who is feeling what you are feeling. What learning domain would you use and why?
Answer: affective domain – explains the pts attitudes. Beliefs, feelings, and thoughts can help with acceptance.
