Patient education

Question 1

Purpose of teaching platients

Answer 1

The basic purpose of teaching and learning is to provide information that will empower clients and families to
1) perform self-care
2) make informed decisions about their healthcare options.

Question 2

__________ can be used to promote wellness, prevent or limit illness, restore health, adapt to changes in body function, and facilitate coping with stress, illness, and loss.

Answer 2

teaching

Question 3

Reasons why education is important

Answer 3

§Empowerspatientsto take control of theirown healthcare

§Improves patient compliance with prescribed healthcare.

§Reduces health complications and hospital readmission

§Improves patient satisfaction

Increases (nursing) role satisfaction

Question 4

Three domains of learning

Answer 4

Cognitive
Pshychomotor
Affective

Question 5

Domaine of learning that includes storing and recalling information in the brain

Answer 5

Cognitive

Question 6

Learning Domain that involves earning a skill that requires both mental and physical activity.

Answer 6

Psychomotor

Question 7

Learning domain that involves feelings, beliefs, attitudes, and values

Answer 7

Affective

Question 8

Theories of learning

Answer 8

Social learning
Behavioral learning
Cognitive
Humanism

Question 9

Theory that explains the characteristics of the learner.

Answer 9

Social learning theory

Question 10

Theory that is characterized by explicit identification of information to be taught and immediate reward for correct responses. It has its roots in psychology and the belief that the environment influences behavior and, in fact, is the essential factor in determining human action.

Answer 10

Behavioral learning theory

Question 11

A theory that sees learning as a complex cognitive (mental) activity. Learning is an intellectual or thinking process in which the learner structures and processes information.

Answer 11

Cognitive theory

Question 12

Theory that focuses equally on the learner’s affective (emotional), cognitive (intellectual), and attitudinal qualities. It emphasizes the learner’s active participation and responsibility in the learning process. Learning is thought of as self-motivated, self-initiated, and self-evaluated, and its purpose is self-development and achievement of the learner’s full potential.

Answer 12

Humanism

Question 13

Five rights of teaching

Answer 13

Time
context
goal
content
method

Question 14

•Is the client ready, free of pain and anxiety, and motivated?

• Have you and the client developed a trusting relationship?

Have you set aside sufficient time for the teaching session?

Answer 14

Right time

Question 15

• Is the environment quiet, free of distractions, and private?

• Is the environment soothing or stimulating, depending on the desired effect?

Answer 15

Right context

Question 16

• Is the content appropriate for the client’s needs?

• Is it new information or reinforcement of information that has already been provided?

• Is the content presented at the client’s level?

Does the content relate to the client’s life experiences or is it otherwise relevant to the learner

Answer 16

Right content

Question 17

• Is the client actively involved in planning the learning objectives?

• Are you and your client both committed to reaching mutually set goals of learning that achieve the desired behavioral changes?

• Are family or friends included in planning so that they can help follow through on behavioral changes?

Are the learning objectives realistic and valued by the client; do they reflect the client’s lifestyle

Answer 17

Right Goal

Question 18

• Is the client actively involved in planning the learning objectives?

• Are you and your client both committed to reaching mutually set goals of learning that achieve the desired behavioral changes?

• Are family or friends included in planning so that they can help follow through on behavioral changes?

Are the learning objectives realistic and valued by the client; do they reflect the client’s lifestyle

Answer 18

RIght goal

Question 19

Factors affecting learning

Answer 19

Motivation
Timing
Scheduling of the session
Amount of complexity of context
Nurse/client communications
Special populations
Developmental stage
Culture
Health literacy

Question 20

Factor that affects learning that reffers to the desire from within. It is created by an idea, a physical need, an emotion, or some other kind of force.

Answer 20

Motivation

Question 21

______________ is greatest when clients recognize the need for learning, believe it is possible to improve their health, and are interested in the information they are being given.

Answer 21

Motivation

Question 22

Factor that affects learning that refers to the demonstration of behaviors that indicate the learner is both motivated and able to learn at a specific time.

Answer 22

Readiness to learn

Question 23

Factors that affect a patients readiness to learn

Answer 23

physical condition
emotions
stress

Question 24

How timing affects learning

Answer 24

Clients retain information better when they have an opportunity to use it soon after it is presented. For some concepts, the learner might need more time to be able to absorb and apply information, especially when more complex thinking is required.

Question 25

Learning is more meaningful when the client is actively engaged in the planning and the learning activities. This is called

Answer 25

Active involvement

Question 26

Learners retain _____% of what they read but retain _____% of what they speak/do

Answer 26

10
90

Question 27

Stopped at feedback

Answer 27

Stopped at feedback