T1: Chapter 19: Teaching & Learning - RM (in progress)

Question 1

T/F: Teaching is NOT an essential component of nursing.

Answer 1

False

Teaching is essential in nursing.

Question 2

Nurses do _____ and _____ teaching for _____ and _____.

Answer 2

formal and informal

individuals and groups

Question 3

To be effective, teaching requires cooperation between 2 people. Who are these?

Answer 3

Learner

Teacher

Question 4

What word is defined as a change in behavior, knowledge, skills, or attitudes that occurs as a result of exposure to environmental stimuli?

Answer 4

Learning

Question 5

What are 4 areas in which we learn?

Answer 5

• behavior
• knowledge
• skills
• attitudes

Question 6

Identify 3 domains of learning:

according to Bloom & Krathwohl

Answer 6

1) cognitive
2) psychomotor
3) affective

Question 7

Teaching includes motivating the _____.

Answer 7

Learner

Question 8

Teaching is _____ and requires _____.

Answer 8

interactive

communication

Question 9

What word is defined as the learner is both motivated and able to learn at a specific time?

Answer 9

Readiness

Question 10

What are other factors that affect learning?

Answer 10

• emotions
• timing
• active involvement
• feedback
• repetition
• environment
• amount and complexity of the content
• communication
• developmental stage
• culture
• literacy

Question 11

What are some common barriers to teaching in the hospital setting?

Answer 11

• failure to see teaching as a priority
• lack of time
• lack of preparation
• lack of space
• lack of privacy
• poor coordination
• third-party reimbursement for teaching

Question 12

Barriers to learning include:

Answer 12

• illness
• physical discomfort and fatigue
• anxiety
• low health literacy
• environmental distraction
• overwhelming amount of behavioral change needed
• not enough time
• lack of positive reinforcement
• feelings of discouragement

Question 13

T/F: The teaching process is similar to the nursing process.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

What nursing diagnosis may be the primary problem or the etiology of other problems?

Answer 14

“Deficient Knowledge”

This diagnosis is often overused or used incorrectly.

Question 15

A teaching plan is similar to a nursing care plan, except that:

Answer 15

1) INTERVENTIONS are actually teaching strategies

2) the PLAN includes the content of the teaching, the sequencing of the content, and the materials to be used

Question 16

What are the 2 most effective strategies for teaching psychomotor skills?

Answer 16

demonstration and return demonstration

Question 17

A certain amount of forgetting is _____.

Answer 17

Normal

Question 18

What will the benefit be if the teacher uses strategies that require learner participation and provides printed materials to use at a later time?

Answer 18

The teacher will aid in learner retention

Question 19

T/F: It is not important to document what you teach a patient, nor if the patient learned it.

Answer 19

False!

Document specifically what was TAUGHT and your evaluation of what was LEARNED.