Davis Advantage: Teaching & Learning
Questions And Answers
What are the five rights of teaching patients? -Right context
-Right goal
-Right content
-Right method
-Right time.
Achieving the Five Rights of Teaching helps remove client barriers to effective learning and
improves understanding and retention. Nurses must also evaluate the level of client
understanding through methods such as simple observation, client-completed self-assessment
checklists, and evaluation of client outcomes. Nurses should also document the client's and
family's responses to teaching so other healthcare providers are privy to this information.
In patient teaching what does the right context refers to? -The steps taken to set the tone
for teaching.
-The nurse should find a quiet, comfortable environment that's free from distractions before
starting a teaching session.
-Considerations should include the noise level, comfort of the furniture, and temperature of the
room.
, Davis Advantage: Teaching & Learning
Questions And Answers
What is the most common reasons for failure of a client teaching plan is what? unrealistic
objectives are one of the most common reasons for failure of a client teaching plan.
In patient teaching, how do you develop the "right goal?" -When it comes to the right
goal, Goals must be achievable and be shared by the client. -In order to accomplish this, the
nurse must assess the learner's goals before developing the teaching plan.
- Including significant others in the teaching so the client will feel supported with behavior
changes can help motivate success.
In patient teaching, how do you develop the "right content?" -starts with tailoring the
teaching to the client's personal needs.
-For example, a client who is newly diagnosed with diabetes doesn't need to be taught about the
detailed pathophysiology of the disease if he or she has only an eighth grade education level.
In patient teaching, how do you develop the "right method?" -is centered on the teaching
strategies the nurse plans to employ.
-Each person learns in a different way.
Questions And Answers
What are the five rights of teaching patients? -Right context
-Right goal
-Right content
-Right method
-Right time.
Achieving the Five Rights of Teaching helps remove client barriers to effective learning and
improves understanding and retention. Nurses must also evaluate the level of client
understanding through methods such as simple observation, client-completed self-assessment
checklists, and evaluation of client outcomes. Nurses should also document the client's and
family's responses to teaching so other healthcare providers are privy to this information.
In patient teaching what does the right context refers to? -The steps taken to set the tone
for teaching.
-The nurse should find a quiet, comfortable environment that's free from distractions before
starting a teaching session.
-Considerations should include the noise level, comfort of the furniture, and temperature of the
room.
, Davis Advantage: Teaching & Learning
Questions And Answers
What is the most common reasons for failure of a client teaching plan is what? unrealistic
objectives are one of the most common reasons for failure of a client teaching plan.
In patient teaching, how do you develop the "right goal?" -When it comes to the right
goal, Goals must be achievable and be shared by the client. -In order to accomplish this, the
nurse must assess the learner's goals before developing the teaching plan.
- Including significant others in the teaching so the client will feel supported with behavior
changes can help motivate success.
In patient teaching, how do you develop the "right content?" -starts with tailoring the
teaching to the client's personal needs.
-For example, a client who is newly diagnosed with diabetes doesn't need to be taught about the
detailed pathophysiology of the disease if he or she has only an eighth grade education level.
In patient teaching, how do you develop the "right method?" -is centered on the teaching
strategies the nurse plans to employ.
-Each person learns in a different way.
