NR 222- EXAM 2 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
a patient needs to learn to use a walker. Which domain is required for learning this skill?
a) affective domain
b) cognitive domain
c) attentional domain
d) psychomotor domain - ANSWER-d) psychomotor domain
the nurse is planning to teach a patient about the importance of exercise. when is the
best time for teaching to occur? (Select all that apply)
a) when there are visitors in the room
b) when the patient's pain medications are working
c) just before lunch, when the patient is most awake and alert
d) when the patient is talking about current stressors in his or her life - ANSWER-b)
when the patient's pain medications are working
c) just before lunch, when the patient is most awake and alert
a patient newly diagnosed with cervical cancer is going home. the patient is avoiding
discussion of her illness and postoperative orders. what is the nurse's best plan in
teaching this patient?
a) teach the patient's spouse
b) focus on knowledge the patient will need in a few weeks
c) provide only the information that the patient needs to go home
d) convince the patient that learning about her health is necessary - ANSWER-c)
provide only the information that the patient needs to go home
The school nurse is about to teach a freshman-level high school health class about
nutrition. What is the best instructional approach to ensure that the students meet the
learning outcomes?
A) Provide information using a lecture
B) Use simple words to promote understanding
C) Develop topics for discussion that require problem solving
D) Complete an extensive literature search focusing on eating disorders - ANSWER-c)
develop topics for discussion that require problem solving
A nurse is going to teach a patient how to perform breast self-examination. Which
behavioral objective does the nurse set to best measure the patient's ability to perform
the examination?
A) The patient will verbalize the steps involved in breast self-examination within 1 week.
,B) The nurse will explain the importance of performing breast self-examination once a
month.
C) The patient will perform breast self-examination correctly on herself before the end of
the teaching session.
D) The nurse will demonstrate breast self-examination on a breast model provided by
the American Cancer Society. - ANSWER-C) The patient will perform breast self-
examination correctly on herself before the end of the teaching session.
A patient with chest pain is having an emergency cardiac catheterization. Which
teaching approach does the nurse use in this situation?
A) Telling approach
B) Selling approach
C) Entrusting approach
D) Participating approach - ANSWER-A) Telling approach
the nurse is teaching a parenting class to a group of pregnant adolescents. the nurse
pretends to be the baby's father, and the adolescent mother is asked to show how she
would respond to the father if he gave her a can of beer. which teaching approach did
the nurse use?
a) role play
b) discovery
c) an analogy
d) a demonstration - ANSWER-a) role play
an older adult is being started on a new antihypertensive medication. in teaching the
patient about the medication, the nurse:
a) speaks loudly
b) presents the information once
c) expects the patient to understand the information quickly
d) allows the patient time to express himself or herself and ask questions - ANSWER-d)
allows the patient time to express himself or herself and ask questions
A patient needs to learn how to administer a subcutaneous injection. Which of the
following reflects that the patient is ready to learn?
A) Describing difficulties a family member has had in taking insulin
B) Expressing the importance of learning the skill correctly
C) Being able to see and understand the markings on the syringe
D) Having the dexterity needed to prepare and inject the medication - ANSWER-B)
Expressing the importance of learning the skill correctly
a patient who is hospitalized has just been diagnosed with diabetes. he is going to need
to learn how to give himself injections. which teaching method does the nurse use?
a) simulation
,b) demonstration
c) group instruction
d) one-on-one discussion - ANSWER-b) demonstration
When a nurse is teaching a patient about how to administer an epinephrine injection in
case of a severe allergic reaction, he or she tells the patient to hold the injection like a
dart. Which of the following instructional methods did the nurse use?
A. Telling
B. Analogy
C. Demonstration
D. Simulation - ANSWER-B. Analogy
a nurse needs to teach a young woman newly diagnosed with asthma how to manage
her disease. which of the following topics does the nurse teach first?
a) how to use a inhaler during an asthma attack
b) the need to avoid people who smoke to prevent asthma attacks
c) where to purchase a medical alert bracelet that says she has asthma
d) the importance of maintaining a healthy diet and exercising regularly - ANSWER-a)
how to use a inhaler during an asthma attack
a nurse is teaching a group of young college-age women the importance of using
sunscreen when going out in the sun. what type of content is the nurse providing?
a) simulation
b) restoring health
c) coping with impaired function
d) health promotion and illness prevention - ANSWER-d) health promotion and illness
prevention
a nurse is planning a teaching session about healthy nutrition with a group of children
who are in the first grade. the nurse determines that after the teaching session the
children will be able to name three examples of foods that are fruits. this is an example
of:
a) a teaching plan
b) a learning objective
c) reinforcement of content
d) enhancing the children's self-efficacy - ANSWER-b) a learning objective
a nurse is teaching a 27-year old gentleman how to adjust his insulin dosages based on
his blood sugar results. what type of learning is this?
a) cognitive
b) affective
c) adaptation
, d) psychomotor - ANSWER-a) cognitive
Any combination of planned experiences based on sound theories that provide
individuals, groups, and communities the opportunity to acquire the information and
skills needed to make quality health decisions is known as:
a) health promotion.
b) health counseling.
c) health education.
d) health knowledge. - ANSWER-c) health education.
Which of the following interventions can be appropriately applied by the nurse, after
clarifying behaviors which the person is willing to change?
Select all that apply.
a) Motivate using personalized messages.
b) Assess and offer resources to decrease barriers to change.
c) Implement compliance as a condition of continued care.
d) Assess and increase self-efficacy.
e) Enlist persons from the same culture to apply pressure for healthy choices. -
ANSWER-a) Motivate using personalized messages.
b) Assess and offer resources to decrease barriers to change.
d) Assess and increase self-efficacy.
Nurses play an active role in __ individuals to make their own informed decisions about
health care.
a) empowering
b)coercing
c)persuading
d) directing - ANSWER-a) empowering
What are some of the components of the Health Belief Model that can assist nurses in
determining the probability of an individual to make change?
Select all that apply.
a) External pressure to change
b) The value of health as determined by significant others
c) Perceived susceptibility to a health problem, disease, or complications
d) Perceived seriousness of disease
e) Risk factors of disease attributed to heredity, race, or culture - ANSWER-c)
Perceived susceptibility to a health problem, disease, or complications
d) Perceived seriousness of disease
e) Risk factors of disease attributed to heredity, race, or culture
AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
a patient needs to learn to use a walker. Which domain is required for learning this skill?
a) affective domain
b) cognitive domain
c) attentional domain
d) psychomotor domain - ANSWER-d) psychomotor domain
the nurse is planning to teach a patient about the importance of exercise. when is the
best time for teaching to occur? (Select all that apply)
a) when there are visitors in the room
b) when the patient's pain medications are working
c) just before lunch, when the patient is most awake and alert
d) when the patient is talking about current stressors in his or her life - ANSWER-b)
when the patient's pain medications are working
c) just before lunch, when the patient is most awake and alert
a patient newly diagnosed with cervical cancer is going home. the patient is avoiding
discussion of her illness and postoperative orders. what is the nurse's best plan in
teaching this patient?
a) teach the patient's spouse
b) focus on knowledge the patient will need in a few weeks
c) provide only the information that the patient needs to go home
d) convince the patient that learning about her health is necessary - ANSWER-c)
provide only the information that the patient needs to go home
The school nurse is about to teach a freshman-level high school health class about
nutrition. What is the best instructional approach to ensure that the students meet the
learning outcomes?
A) Provide information using a lecture
B) Use simple words to promote understanding
C) Develop topics for discussion that require problem solving
D) Complete an extensive literature search focusing on eating disorders - ANSWER-c)
develop topics for discussion that require problem solving
A nurse is going to teach a patient how to perform breast self-examination. Which
behavioral objective does the nurse set to best measure the patient's ability to perform
the examination?
A) The patient will verbalize the steps involved in breast self-examination within 1 week.
,B) The nurse will explain the importance of performing breast self-examination once a
month.
C) The patient will perform breast self-examination correctly on herself before the end of
the teaching session.
D) The nurse will demonstrate breast self-examination on a breast model provided by
the American Cancer Society. - ANSWER-C) The patient will perform breast self-
examination correctly on herself before the end of the teaching session.
A patient with chest pain is having an emergency cardiac catheterization. Which
teaching approach does the nurse use in this situation?
A) Telling approach
B) Selling approach
C) Entrusting approach
D) Participating approach - ANSWER-A) Telling approach
the nurse is teaching a parenting class to a group of pregnant adolescents. the nurse
pretends to be the baby's father, and the adolescent mother is asked to show how she
would respond to the father if he gave her a can of beer. which teaching approach did
the nurse use?
a) role play
b) discovery
c) an analogy
d) a demonstration - ANSWER-a) role play
an older adult is being started on a new antihypertensive medication. in teaching the
patient about the medication, the nurse:
a) speaks loudly
b) presents the information once
c) expects the patient to understand the information quickly
d) allows the patient time to express himself or herself and ask questions - ANSWER-d)
allows the patient time to express himself or herself and ask questions
A patient needs to learn how to administer a subcutaneous injection. Which of the
following reflects that the patient is ready to learn?
A) Describing difficulties a family member has had in taking insulin
B) Expressing the importance of learning the skill correctly
C) Being able to see and understand the markings on the syringe
D) Having the dexterity needed to prepare and inject the medication - ANSWER-B)
Expressing the importance of learning the skill correctly
a patient who is hospitalized has just been diagnosed with diabetes. he is going to need
to learn how to give himself injections. which teaching method does the nurse use?
a) simulation
,b) demonstration
c) group instruction
d) one-on-one discussion - ANSWER-b) demonstration
When a nurse is teaching a patient about how to administer an epinephrine injection in
case of a severe allergic reaction, he or she tells the patient to hold the injection like a
dart. Which of the following instructional methods did the nurse use?
A. Telling
B. Analogy
C. Demonstration
D. Simulation - ANSWER-B. Analogy
a nurse needs to teach a young woman newly diagnosed with asthma how to manage
her disease. which of the following topics does the nurse teach first?
a) how to use a inhaler during an asthma attack
b) the need to avoid people who smoke to prevent asthma attacks
c) where to purchase a medical alert bracelet that says she has asthma
d) the importance of maintaining a healthy diet and exercising regularly - ANSWER-a)
how to use a inhaler during an asthma attack
a nurse is teaching a group of young college-age women the importance of using
sunscreen when going out in the sun. what type of content is the nurse providing?
a) simulation
b) restoring health
c) coping with impaired function
d) health promotion and illness prevention - ANSWER-d) health promotion and illness
prevention
a nurse is planning a teaching session about healthy nutrition with a group of children
who are in the first grade. the nurse determines that after the teaching session the
children will be able to name three examples of foods that are fruits. this is an example
of:
a) a teaching plan
b) a learning objective
c) reinforcement of content
d) enhancing the children's self-efficacy - ANSWER-b) a learning objective
a nurse is teaching a 27-year old gentleman how to adjust his insulin dosages based on
his blood sugar results. what type of learning is this?
a) cognitive
b) affective
c) adaptation
, d) psychomotor - ANSWER-a) cognitive
Any combination of planned experiences based on sound theories that provide
individuals, groups, and communities the opportunity to acquire the information and
skills needed to make quality health decisions is known as:
a) health promotion.
b) health counseling.
c) health education.
d) health knowledge. - ANSWER-c) health education.
Which of the following interventions can be appropriately applied by the nurse, after
clarifying behaviors which the person is willing to change?
Select all that apply.
a) Motivate using personalized messages.
b) Assess and offer resources to decrease barriers to change.
c) Implement compliance as a condition of continued care.
d) Assess and increase self-efficacy.
e) Enlist persons from the same culture to apply pressure for healthy choices. -
ANSWER-a) Motivate using personalized messages.
b) Assess and offer resources to decrease barriers to change.
d) Assess and increase self-efficacy.
Nurses play an active role in __ individuals to make their own informed decisions about
health care.
a) empowering
b)coercing
c)persuading
d) directing - ANSWER-a) empowering
What are some of the components of the Health Belief Model that can assist nurses in
determining the probability of an individual to make change?
Select all that apply.
a) External pressure to change
b) The value of health as determined by significant others
c) Perceived susceptibility to a health problem, disease, or complications
d) Perceived seriousness of disease
e) Risk factors of disease attributed to heredity, race, or culture - ANSWER-c)
Perceived susceptibility to a health problem, disease, or complications
d) Perceived seriousness of disease
e) Risk factors of disease attributed to heredity, race, or culture
