NURS 136 QUIZ CHAPTER 25 | PATIENT EDUCATION AND THE
NURSING PROCESS STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE QUESTIONS 2026/2027
The registered nurse (RN) is preparing to teach a nursing student about the process of learning in nursing
practice. Which information should the RN include in the nursing plan? Select all that apply.
1 Learning involves setting an appropriate pace.
2 It requires the educator to be knowledgeable about subject matter.
3 Learning includes both understanding and applying newly acquired concepts.
4 Learning involves imparting knowledge through a series of directed activities.
5 It is the acquisition of new knowledge, behaviors, and skills through an experience - ANS ✔✔3, 5
(Learning is a process that includes both understanding and application of newly acquired concepts. It is
the purposeful acquisition of new knowledge, behaviors, and skills through an experience. Teaching
involves the educator or guide pacing the learning process appropriately. The educator should be
knowledgeable about the subject matter in the process of teaching. Teaching imparts knowledge
through a series of directed activities. )
A 69-year-old patient is diagnosed with myocardial infarction. The patient is scheduled for coronary
artery bypass grafting surgery. The nurse is planning to teach the patient breathing exercises and
coughing techniques to prevent respiratory complications. When is the most appropriate time to teach
breathing exercises and coughing techniques to this patient?
1 During discharge
2 After the surgery
3 Before the surgery
4 At the next follow-up visit - ANS ✔✔3
(Deep breathing and coughing exercises are taught to the patient to prevent respiratory complications
after surgery. These should be taught preoperatively so that the patient learns the techniques and can
perform them properly after surgery. The patient needs to start doing these exercises immediately after
surgery. Due to physical discomfort and fatigue after the surgery, the patient will not be able to learn the
exercises properly. Teaching breathing exercises at discharge or during the next visit is inappropriate.
Test-Taking Tip: Monitor questions that you answer with an educated guess or changed your answer
from the first option you selected. This will help you to analyze your ability to think critically. Usually your
first answer is correct and should not be changed without reason.)
Cognitive learning - ANS ✔✔requires thinking and encompasses the acquisition of knowledge and
intellectual skills The revised taxonomy of six cognitive behaviors is hierarchical and increases in
complexity as in the following list:
• Remembering:
Learning new facts or information and being able to recall them
• Understanding
Ability to understand the meaning of learned material
• Applying:
Using abstract, newly learned ideas in an actual situation
• Analyzing:
Breaking down information into organized parts
NURSING PROCESS STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE QUESTIONS 2026/2027
The registered nurse (RN) is preparing to teach a nursing student about the process of learning in nursing
practice. Which information should the RN include in the nursing plan? Select all that apply.
1 Learning involves setting an appropriate pace.
2 It requires the educator to be knowledgeable about subject matter.
3 Learning includes both understanding and applying newly acquired concepts.
4 Learning involves imparting knowledge through a series of directed activities.
5 It is the acquisition of new knowledge, behaviors, and skills through an experience - ANS ✔✔3, 5
(Learning is a process that includes both understanding and application of newly acquired concepts. It is
the purposeful acquisition of new knowledge, behaviors, and skills through an experience. Teaching
involves the educator or guide pacing the learning process appropriately. The educator should be
knowledgeable about the subject matter in the process of teaching. Teaching imparts knowledge
through a series of directed activities. )
A 69-year-old patient is diagnosed with myocardial infarction. The patient is scheduled for coronary
artery bypass grafting surgery. The nurse is planning to teach the patient breathing exercises and
coughing techniques to prevent respiratory complications. When is the most appropriate time to teach
breathing exercises and coughing techniques to this patient?
1 During discharge
2 After the surgery
3 Before the surgery
4 At the next follow-up visit - ANS ✔✔3
(Deep breathing and coughing exercises are taught to the patient to prevent respiratory complications
after surgery. These should be taught preoperatively so that the patient learns the techniques and can
perform them properly after surgery. The patient needs to start doing these exercises immediately after
surgery. Due to physical discomfort and fatigue after the surgery, the patient will not be able to learn the
exercises properly. Teaching breathing exercises at discharge or during the next visit is inappropriate.
Test-Taking Tip: Monitor questions that you answer with an educated guess or changed your answer
from the first option you selected. This will help you to analyze your ability to think critically. Usually your
first answer is correct and should not be changed without reason.)
Cognitive learning - ANS ✔✔requires thinking and encompasses the acquisition of knowledge and
intellectual skills The revised taxonomy of six cognitive behaviors is hierarchical and increases in
complexity as in the following list:
• Remembering:
Learning new facts or information and being able to recall them
• Understanding
Ability to understand the meaning of learned material
• Applying:
Using abstract, newly learned ideas in an actual situation
• Analyzing:
Breaking down information into organized parts
