NUR 116 - Week 6 - Client Education

Question 1

What are the three domains of learning?

Answer 1

Cogntive - “Learning it in your brain”, reading and understanding

Affective - Based on emotions and client’s feelings; nurse provides information that affects client’s feelings.
- Client may need to evaluate beliefs, values and attitudes to process educational material

Psychomotor - Based on action/hands-on skills, physical movement, skills, coordination

Question 2

What are the basic principles of learning?

Answer 2

Relevance​
-“is what we’re teaching relevant to you”; patients are more likely to learn something if it is relevant to them​

Self-directed​
-Self-directed clients take part in their learning and have control over making informed decisions.​

Life-experience​
-Clients are equipped with existing knowledge, gained through both academic and personal experiences. They use learned past life experiences as a foundation to build on and influence their learning with new education.​

Readiness​
-Clients must be ready, willing, and able to learn; cannot be forced, must be willing to know the information

Task-centered​
-Adult learning tends to be task- or problem-centered learning. In turn, education is more effective when it relates to the adult’s life experiences instead of simply providing material to be memorized​; “what we need to learn and when we need to learn, that’s it”

Motivation​
-A client’s motivation to learn is both internal and external. Internal motivation is vital because it increases self-esteem and is an actual measurement of accomplishments. External motivation is placed upon a client; however, the client must be internally motivated for learning to take place​

Question 3

Things that can promote learning:

Answer 3

-Perceived benefit
-Enhanced health literacy
-Nonjudgmental support
-Quiet, low-stimulus environment
-Repetition

Question 4

Things that hinder learning:

Answer 4

Fear, anxiety, depression
Lack of motivation
Environmental distractions
Psychomotor deficits
Physical discomfort (fatigue, pain)
Timing (too many things going on)

Question 5

Barriers to learning:

Answer 5

Impaired cognition
Language barriers
Visuals and hearing impairments
Emotional concerns
Cultural differences
Psychomotor deficits

Question 6

What are the elements of a teaching plan?

Answer 6

Assessment - Gather data regarding client’s learning needs, readiness, motivation to learn. Address cultural beliefs; NEED TO ASSESS BEFORE TEACHING PLAN

Analysis - Analyze assessment to identify learning needs

Planning
Client-Centered SMART Outcomes
Implementation