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Portage Learning
PN School of Nursing
EST. 2009
FLEXIBLE. AFFORDABLE. ACCREDITED.
NURS 231 Exam 2 — Comprehensive Review
T E AC H I N G , L E A R N I N G , CU LT U R E , & P R O F E SS I O N A L P RACT I C E
INSTITUTION Portage Learning COURSE CODE NURS 231
PROGRAM Nursing ACADEMIC YEAR
EXAM TITLE NURS 231 Exam 2 — TOTAL QUESTIONS 97 Questions
Comprehensive Review
COURSE TITLE Nursing Fundamentals FORMAT Multiple Choice — Select the
Single Best Answer
EXAMINATION INSTRUCTIONS
▸ Select the single best answer for each question.
▸ Questions cover teaching and learning, cultural competence, ethics, advocacy, and professional
practice.
▸ Correct answers and detailed rationales appear below each question.
▸ Use these rationales to reinforce key nursing concepts for clinical practice.
SECTION I — TEACHING, LEARNING, & CULTURE Questions 1 – 97
1. True or False: Nurses are legally required to be teachers.
A. True
B. False
CORRECT ANSWER A — True
RATIONALE Nurses are legally required to be teachers. Patient education is a core component
of nursing practice and is mandated by professional standards and legal
regulations.
,2. What are the 3 domains of learning?
A. Cognitive, affective, psychomotor
B. Visual, auditory, kinesthetic
C. Pedagogy, andragogy, geragogy
D. Assessment, planning, evaluation
CORRECT ANSWER A — Cognitive, affective, psychomotor
RATIONALE The 3 domains of learning are cognitive (thinking), affective (feelings, beliefs, and
values), and psychomotor (gaining skills/learning how to do something).
3. What is cognitive learning?
A. Thinking
B. Feelings, beliefs, and values
C. Gaining skills/learning how to do something
D. Physical movement
CORRECT ANSWER A — Thinking
RATIONALE Cognitive learning involves thinking and intellectual skills. It includes knowledge
acquisition, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
4. What is affective learning?
A. Thinking
B. Feelings, beliefs, and values
C. Gaining skills/learning how to do something
D. Physical movement
CORRECT ANSWER B — Feelings, beliefs, and values
RATIONALE Affective learning involves emotions, feelings, attitudes, and values. It addresses
how patients feel about their health and willingness to change behaviors.
,5. What is psychomotor learning?
A. Thinking
B. Feelings, beliefs, and values
C. Gaining skills/learning how to do something
D. Theoretical knowledge
CORRECT ANSWER C — Gaining skills/learning how to do something
RATIONALE Psychomotor learning involves gaining skills and learning how to do something. It
requires the integration of mental and muscular activity.
6. What are the 3 learning styles?
A. Visual, auditory, kinesthetic
B. Cognitive, affective, psychomotor
C. Pedagogy, andragogy, geragogy
D. Assessment, planning, evaluation
CORRECT ANSWER A — Visual, auditory, kinesthetic
RATIONALE The 3 learning styles are visual (learning by seeing), auditory (learning by
hearing), and kinesthetic (learning by doing/hands-on).
7. How might you teach a patient who is a visual learner?
A. Show them how to do it, show videos or pictures, draw diagrams, give them readings
B. Talk to them, lecture, listen to a recording
C. Give them the materials to practice hands on
D. Provide only written instructions
CORRECT ANSWER A — Show them how to do it, show videos or pictures, draw diagrams, give
them readings
RATIONALE Visual learners learn best through seeing. Teaching strategies for visual learners
include demonstrations, videos, pictures, diagrams, and written materials.
, 8. How might you teach a patient who is an auditory learner?
A. Show them how to do it, show videos or pictures
B. Talk to them, lecture, listen to a recording
C. Give them the materials to practice hands on
D. Provide only written instructions
CORRECT ANSWER B — Talk to them, lecture, listen to a recording
RATIONALE Auditory learners learn best through hearing. Teaching strategies for auditory
learners include verbal explanations, lectures, and audio recordings.
9. How might you teach a patient who is a kinesthetic learner?
A. Show them how to do it, show videos or pictures
B. Talk to them, lecture, listen to a recording
C. Give them the materials to practice hands on
D. Provide only written instructions
CORRECT ANSWER C — Give them the materials to practice hands on
RATIONALE Kinesthetic learners learn best through doing and hands-on practice. Teaching
strategies should include opportunities for the patient to physically practice the
skill.
10. What is pedagogy?
A. Teaching children
B. Adult learning
C. Older adult/elderly learning
D. Teaching patients with disabilities
CORRECT ANSWER A — Teaching children
RATIONALE Pedagogy refers to the art and science of teaching children. It focuses on how
children learn and the methods used to educate them.
★ ★
Portage Learning
PN School of Nursing
EST. 2009
FLEXIBLE. AFFORDABLE. ACCREDITED.
NURS 231 Exam 2 — Comprehensive Review
T E AC H I N G , L E A R N I N G , CU LT U R E , & P R O F E SS I O N A L P RACT I C E
INSTITUTION Portage Learning COURSE CODE NURS 231
PROGRAM Nursing ACADEMIC YEAR
EXAM TITLE NURS 231 Exam 2 — TOTAL QUESTIONS 97 Questions
Comprehensive Review
COURSE TITLE Nursing Fundamentals FORMAT Multiple Choice — Select the
Single Best Answer
EXAMINATION INSTRUCTIONS
▸ Select the single best answer for each question.
▸ Questions cover teaching and learning, cultural competence, ethics, advocacy, and professional
practice.
▸ Correct answers and detailed rationales appear below each question.
▸ Use these rationales to reinforce key nursing concepts for clinical practice.
SECTION I — TEACHING, LEARNING, & CULTURE Questions 1 – 97
1. True or False: Nurses are legally required to be teachers.
A. True
B. False
CORRECT ANSWER A — True
RATIONALE Nurses are legally required to be teachers. Patient education is a core component
of nursing practice and is mandated by professional standards and legal
regulations.
,2. What are the 3 domains of learning?
A. Cognitive, affective, psychomotor
B. Visual, auditory, kinesthetic
C. Pedagogy, andragogy, geragogy
D. Assessment, planning, evaluation
CORRECT ANSWER A — Cognitive, affective, psychomotor
RATIONALE The 3 domains of learning are cognitive (thinking), affective (feelings, beliefs, and
values), and psychomotor (gaining skills/learning how to do something).
3. What is cognitive learning?
A. Thinking
B. Feelings, beliefs, and values
C. Gaining skills/learning how to do something
D. Physical movement
CORRECT ANSWER A — Thinking
RATIONALE Cognitive learning involves thinking and intellectual skills. It includes knowledge
acquisition, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
4. What is affective learning?
A. Thinking
B. Feelings, beliefs, and values
C. Gaining skills/learning how to do something
D. Physical movement
CORRECT ANSWER B — Feelings, beliefs, and values
RATIONALE Affective learning involves emotions, feelings, attitudes, and values. It addresses
how patients feel about their health and willingness to change behaviors.
,5. What is psychomotor learning?
A. Thinking
B. Feelings, beliefs, and values
C. Gaining skills/learning how to do something
D. Theoretical knowledge
CORRECT ANSWER C — Gaining skills/learning how to do something
RATIONALE Psychomotor learning involves gaining skills and learning how to do something. It
requires the integration of mental and muscular activity.
6. What are the 3 learning styles?
A. Visual, auditory, kinesthetic
B. Cognitive, affective, psychomotor
C. Pedagogy, andragogy, geragogy
D. Assessment, planning, evaluation
CORRECT ANSWER A — Visual, auditory, kinesthetic
RATIONALE The 3 learning styles are visual (learning by seeing), auditory (learning by
hearing), and kinesthetic (learning by doing/hands-on).
7. How might you teach a patient who is a visual learner?
A. Show them how to do it, show videos or pictures, draw diagrams, give them readings
B. Talk to them, lecture, listen to a recording
C. Give them the materials to practice hands on
D. Provide only written instructions
CORRECT ANSWER A — Show them how to do it, show videos or pictures, draw diagrams, give
them readings
RATIONALE Visual learners learn best through seeing. Teaching strategies for visual learners
include demonstrations, videos, pictures, diagrams, and written materials.
, 8. How might you teach a patient who is an auditory learner?
A. Show them how to do it, show videos or pictures
B. Talk to them, lecture, listen to a recording
C. Give them the materials to practice hands on
D. Provide only written instructions
CORRECT ANSWER B — Talk to them, lecture, listen to a recording
RATIONALE Auditory learners learn best through hearing. Teaching strategies for auditory
learners include verbal explanations, lectures, and audio recordings.
9. How might you teach a patient who is a kinesthetic learner?
A. Show them how to do it, show videos or pictures
B. Talk to them, lecture, listen to a recording
C. Give them the materials to practice hands on
D. Provide only written instructions
CORRECT ANSWER C — Give them the materials to practice hands on
RATIONALE Kinesthetic learners learn best through doing and hands-on practice. Teaching
strategies should include opportunities for the patient to physically practice the
skill.
10. What is pedagogy?
A. Teaching children
B. Adult learning
C. Older adult/elderly learning
D. Teaching patients with disabilities
CORRECT ANSWER A — Teaching children
RATIONALE Pedagogy refers to the art and science of teaching children. It focuses on how
children learn and the methods used to educate them.
