Pt. Edu (PP)

Question 1

A nurse is teaching a patient’s family member about permanent tube feedings at home. Which purpose of patient education is the nurse meeting?

a. Health promotion
b. Illness prevention
c. Restoration of health
d. Coping with impaired functions

Answer 1

d. Coping with impaired functions

Question 2

A nurse is teaching a group of healthy adults about the benefits of flu immunizations. Which type of patient education is the nurse providing?

a. Health analogies
b. Restoration of health
c. Coping with impaired functions
d. Promotion of health and illness prevention

Answer 2

d. Promotion of health and illness prevention

Question 3

A nurse’s goal is to provide teaching for restoration of health. Which situation indicates the nurse is meeting this goal?

a. Teaching a family member to provide passive range of motion for a stroke patient
b. Teaching a woman who recently had a hysterectomy about possible adoption
c. Teaching expectant parents about changes in childbearing women
d. Teaching a teenager with a broken leg how to use crutches

Answer 3

d. Teaching a teenager with a broken leg how to use crutches

Question 4

A nurse attends a seminar on teaching/learning. Which statement indicates the nurse has a good understanding of teaching/learning?

a. “Teaching and learning can be separated.”
b. “Learning is an interactive process that promotes teaching.”
c. “Teaching is most effective when it responds to the learner’s needs.”
d. “Learning consists of a conscious, deliberate set of actions designed to help the
teacher. ”

Answer 4

c. “Teaching is most effective when it responds to the learner’s needs.”

Question 5

A nurse is determining if teaching is effective. Which finding best indicates learning has occurred?

a. A nurse presents information about diabetes.
b. A patient demonstrates how to inject insulin.
c. A family member listens to a lecture on diabetes.
d. A primary care provider hands a diabetes pamphlet to the patient

Answer 5

b. A patient demonstrates how to inject insulin.

Question 6

A nurse is teaching a patient about the Speak Up Initiatives. Which information should the nurse include in the teaching session?

a. If you still do not understand, ask again.
b. Ask a nurse to be your advocate or supporter.
c. The nurse is the center of the health care team.
d. Inappropriate medical tests are the most common mistakes

Answer 6

a. If you still do not understand, ask again.

Question 7

A nurse teaches a patient with heart failure healthy food choices. The patient states that eating yogurt is better than eating cake. Which element represents feedback?

a. The nurse
b. The patient
c. The nurse teaching about healthy food choices
d. The patient stating that eating yogurt is better than eating cake

Answer 7

d. The patient stating that eating yogurt is better than eating cake

Question 8

While preparing a teaching plan, the nurse describes what the learner will be able to accomplish after the teaching session about healthy eating. Which action is the nurse completing?

a. Developing learning objectives
b. Providing positive reinforcement
c. Presenting facts and knowledge
d. Implementing interpersonal communication

Answer 8

a. Developing learning objectives

Question 9

After a teaching session with a nurse, a patient learns that a normal adult heartbeat is 60 to 100 beats/min. In which domain did learning take place?

a. Kinesthetic
b. Cognitive
c. Affective
d. Psychomotor

Answer 9

b. Cognitive

Question 10

A nurse is trying to help a patient begin to accept the chronic nature of diabetes. Which teaching technique should the nurse use to enhance learning?

a. Lecture
b. Role play
c. Demonstration
d. Question and answer sessions

Answer 10

b. Role play

Question 11

A nurse is describing a patient’s perceived ability to successfully complete a task. Which term should the nurse use to describe this attribute?

a. Self-efficacy
b. Motivation
c. Attentional set
d. Active participation

Answer 11

a. Self-efficacy

Question 12

A toddler is going to have surgery on the right ear. Which teaching method is most appropriate for this developmental stage?

a. Encourage independent learning.
b. Develop a problem-solving scenario.
c. Wrap a bandage around a stuffed animal’s ear.
d. Use discussion throughout the teaching session.

Answer 12

c. Wrap a bandage around a stuffed animal’s ear.

Question 13

A nurse is preparing to teach a patient about smoking cessation. Which factors should the nurse assess to determine a patient’s ability to learn?

a. Sociocultural background and motivation
b. Stage of grieving and overall physical health
c. Developmental capabilities and physical capabilities
d. Psychosocial adaptation to illness and active participation

Answer 13

c. Developmental capabilities and physical capabilities

Question 14

A nurse is teaching a patient about heart failure. Which environment will the nurse use?

a. A darkened, quiet room
b. A well-lit, ventilated room
c. A private room at 85° F temperature
d. A group room for 10 to 12 patients with heart failure

Answer 14

b. A well-lit, ventilated room

Question 15

Which assessment finding will best indicate that the patient is ready to learn?

a. The ability to grasp and apply the elastic bandage.
b. Expresses the motivation to walk with an assistive device.
c. Demonstrates sufficient coordination to handle a syringe safely.
d. Has sufficient upper body strength to move from a bed to a wheelchair.

Answer 15

b. Expresses the motivation to walk with an assistive device.

Question 16

A nurse is teaching a patient with a risk for hypertension how to take a blood pressure. Which action by the nurse is the priority to assist learning?

a. Assess laboratory results for high cholesterol and other data.
b. Identify that teaching is the same as the nursing process.
c. Perform nursing care therapies to address hypertension.
d. Focus on a patient’s learning needs and objectives.

Answer 16

d. Focus on a patient’s learning needs and objectives.

Question 17

A patient diagnosed with both heart failure and kidney failure requires teaching about dialysis. Which nursing assessment is most appropriate for determining this patient’s learning needs?

a. Total health care needs
b. Health literacy
c. Sources of patient data
d. Goals of patient care

Answer 17

b. Health literacy

Question 18

A nurse is teaching a patient about hypertension. In which order from first to last will the nurse implement the steps of the teaching process?

1. Set mutual goals for knowledge of hypertension.
2. Teach what the patient wants to know about hypertension.
3. Assess what the patient already knows about hypertension.
4. Evaluate the outcomes of patient education for hypertension.

a. 1, 3, 2, 4
b. 2, 3, 1, 4
c. 3, 1, 2, 4
d. 3, 2, 1, 4

Answer 18

c. 3, 1, 2, 4

Question 19

A nurse is preparing to teach the patient about cane use after a stroke. Which learning objective/outcome is most appropriate for the nurse to include in the teaching plan?

a. The patient will walk to the bathroom and back to bed using a cane.
b. The patient will understand the importance of using a cane.
c. The patient will know the correct use of a cane.
d. The patient will learn how to use a cane.

Answer 19

a. The patient will walk to the bathroom and back to bed using a cane.

Question 20

Which learning objective/outcome has the highest priority for a patient with life-threatening, severe food allergies that requires epinephrine therapy?

a. The patient will identify the main ingredients in several foods.
b. The patient will list the side effects of epinephrine.
c. The patient will learn about food labels.
d. The patient will administer epinephrine

Answer 20

d. The patient will administer epinephrine

Question 21

After a teaching session on taking blood pressures, the nurse tells the patient, “You took that blood pressure like an experienced nurse.” Which type of reinforcement did the nurse use?

a. Social acknowledgment
b. Pleasurable activity
c. Tangible reward
d. Entrusting

Answer 21

a. Social acknowledgment

Question 22

A patient diagnosed with heart failure is learning to reduce salt in the diet. When will be the best time for the nurse to address this topic?

a. At bedtime, while the patient is relaxed.
b. At bath time, when the nurse is cleaning the patient.
c. At lunchtime, while the nurse is preparing the food tray.
d. At medication time, when the nurse is administering patient medication

Answer 22

c. At lunchtime, while the nurse is preparing the food tray.

Question 23

A nurse is teaching a patient identified as having low health literacy about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which technique is most appropriate for the nurse to use?

a. Use complex analogies to describe COPD.
b. Ask for feedback to assess understanding of COPD at the end of the session.
c. Offer pamphlets about COPD written at the eighth-grade level with large type.
d. Include the most important information on COPD at the beginning of the session.

Answer 23

d. Include the most important information on COPD at the beginning of the session.

Question 24

A nurse is teaching a culturally diverse patient with a learning disability about nutritional needs. What must the nurse do first before starting the teaching session?

a. Obtain pictures of food.
b. Get an interpreter.
c. Establish a rapport.
d. Refer to a dietitian

Answer 24

c. Establish a rapport.

Question 25

A nurse is teaching an older-adult patient about strokes. Which teaching technique is most appropriate for the nurse to use? a. Speak in a high tone of voice to describe strokes. b. Use a pamphlet about strokes with large font in blues and greens. c. Provide specific information about strokes in short, small amounts. d. Begin the teaching session facing the teaching white board with stroke information

Answer 25

c. Provide specific information about strokes in short, small amounts.

Question 26

A patient who is going to surgery has been taught how to cough and deep breathe. Which evaluation method will the nurse use? a. Return demonstration b. Computer instruction c. Verbalization of steps d. Cloze test

Answer 26

a. Return demonstration

Question 27

A patient has been taught how to change a colostomy bag but is having difficulty manipulating the equipment and has many questions. To which resource should the nurse institute a referral to? a. A mental health specialist b. A wound care specialist c. An ostomy specialist d. A dietitian

Answer 27

c. An ostomy specialist

Question 28

A nurse is teaching a patient about healthy eating habits. Which learning objective/outcome for the affective domain will the nurse add to the teaching plan? a. The patient will state three facts about healthy eating. b. The patient will identify two foods for a healthy snack. c. The patient will verbalize the value of eating healthy. d. The patient will cook a meal with low-fat oil

Answer 28

c. The patient will verbalize the value of eating healthy.

Question 29

A nurse is assessing the ability to learn of a patient who has recently experienced a stroke. Which question/statement will best assess the patient’s ability to learn? a. “What do you want to know about strokes?” b. “Please read this handout and tell me what it means.” c. “Do you feel strong enough to perform the tasks I will teach you?” d. “On a scale from 1 to 10, tell me where you rank your desire to learn.”

Answer 29

b. “Please read this handout and tell me what it means.”

Question 30

A nurse is preparing to teach a kinesthetic learner about exercise. Which technique will the nurse use? a. Let the patient touch and use the exercise equipment. b. Provide the patient with pictures of the exercise equipment. c. Let the patient listen to a video about the exercise equipment. d. Provide the patient with a case study about the exercise equipment

Answer 30

a. Let the patient touch and use the exercise equipment.

Question 31

A nurse is asked by a co-worker why patient education/teaching is important. Which statements will the nurse share with the co-worker? (Select all that apply.) a. “Patient education is an essential component of safe, patient-centered care.” b. “Patient education is a standard for professional nursing practice.” c. “Patient teaching falls within the scope of nursing practice.” d. “Patient teaching is documented and part of the chart.” e. “Patient education is not effective with children.” f. “Patient teaching can increase health care costs.”

Answer 31

a. “Patient education is an essential component of safe, patient-centered care.” b. “Patient education is a standard for professional nursing practice.” c. “Patient teaching falls within the scope of nursing practice.” d. “Patient teaching is documented and part of the chart.”

Question 32

A nurse is preparing to teach patients. Which patient finding will cause the nurse to postpone a teaching session? (Select all that apply.) a. The patient’s pain is not controlled. b. The patient is reporting being fatigued. c. The patient is mildly anxious about their condition. d. The patient is asking numerous questions about their health status. e. The patient is currently febrile with an oral temperature of 101.2° F. f. The patient is in the acceptance phase of dealing with their medical diagnosis.

Answer 32

a. The patient’s pain is not controlled. b. The patient is reporting being fatigued. e. The patient is currently febrile with an oral temperature of 101.2° F.