Nurs 3105 exam 3 Patient Education
Patient education is one of the most important nursing interventions in any health care setting -
correct answer `
Patient education is a key component in terms of enhancing a patient's quality of life, improving
self-care, reducing hospital admissions, and improving medication adherence - correct answer
The goals of a well-designed, comprehensive teaching plan include - correct answer providing a
good fit with each patient's unique learning needs, reducing health care costs, improving
quality of care, and ultimately changing behaviors to improve patient outcomes.
Standards for patient education - correct answer All state Nurse Practice Acts recognize that
patient teaching falls within the scope of nursing practice
The Joint Commission sets standards for - correct answer patient and family education
Joint Commission Standards - correct answer require nurses and all health care providers to
assess patients' learning needs and provide education on a variety of topics, including
medications, nutrition, use of medical equipment, pain management, and the patient's plan of
care.
Primary goal of patient education is - correct answer to help individuals, families, or
communities achieve optimal levels of health
What are the 3 purposes of comprehensive patient education - correct answer health
promotion and illness prevention, health restoration, and coping.
Maintenance and Promotion of Health and Illness Prevention - correct answer -As a nurse you
are a visible, competent resource for patients who want to improve their physical and
psychological well-being.
-Success in patient education is the ability for them to incorporate knowledge in way that
promote health
Restoration of Health - correct answer As the nurse, you learn to identify patients' willingness
to learn and motivate interest in learning. Injured or ill patients need information and skills to
help them regain or maintain their levels of health.
Comping with Impaired Function - correct answer Many patients with impaired function have
to learn to cope with permanent health alterations. New knowledge and skills are often
necessary for patients to continue activities of daily living.
Comping with Impaired Function involving the family - correct answer The family's ability to
provide support results in part from education, which begins as soon as you identify the
patient's needs and the family displays a willingness to help. Teach family members to help the
patient with health care management
Teaching and Learning
, Nurs 3105 exam 3 Patient Education
*IMPORTANT to differentiate - correct answer Teaching is the concept of imparting knowledge
through a series of directed activities. It consists of a conscious, deliberate set of actions that
help individuals gain new knowledge, change attitudes, adopt new behaviors, or perform new
skills
Learning is defined as a "conscious or unconscious permanent change in behavior as a result of
a lifelong, dynamic process by which individuals acquire new knowledge, skills, and/or aitudes
that can be measured and can occur at any time or in any place through exposure to
environmental stimuli"
Role of the Nurse in Teaching and Learning - correct answer Teach information that patient
and family need to make informed decisions regarding their care
Determine what patients need to know
Identify when patients are ready to learn
The Joint Commission's Speak Up Program help patients understand their rights when receiving
medical care - correct answer • Speak up if you have questions or concerns. If you still do not
understand, ask again. It is your body, and you have a right to know.
• Pay aention to the care you get. Always make sure that you are geing the right treatments
and medicines by the right health care professionals. Do not assume anything.
• Educate yourself about your illness. Learn about the medical tests that are prescribed and
your treatment plan.
• Ask a trusted family member or friend to be your advocate (adviser or supporter).
• Know which medicines you take and why you take them. Medication errors are the most
common health care mistakes.
• Use a hospital, clinic, surgery center, or other type of health care organization that you have
researched or checked carefully.
• Participate in all decisions about your treatment. You are the center of the health care team.
Carefully determine what patients need to know, their preferences and existing knowledge and
then find time to educate them when they are ready to learn - correct answer
Teaching as Communication - correct answer -Closely parallels the communication process
-Depends partly on effective interpersonal communication
Patient education is one of the most important nursing interventions in any health care setting -
correct answer `
Patient education is a key component in terms of enhancing a patient's quality of life, improving
self-care, reducing hospital admissions, and improving medication adherence - correct answer
The goals of a well-designed, comprehensive teaching plan include - correct answer providing a
good fit with each patient's unique learning needs, reducing health care costs, improving
quality of care, and ultimately changing behaviors to improve patient outcomes.
Standards for patient education - correct answer All state Nurse Practice Acts recognize that
patient teaching falls within the scope of nursing practice
The Joint Commission sets standards for - correct answer patient and family education
Joint Commission Standards - correct answer require nurses and all health care providers to
assess patients' learning needs and provide education on a variety of topics, including
medications, nutrition, use of medical equipment, pain management, and the patient's plan of
care.
Primary goal of patient education is - correct answer to help individuals, families, or
communities achieve optimal levels of health
What are the 3 purposes of comprehensive patient education - correct answer health
promotion and illness prevention, health restoration, and coping.
Maintenance and Promotion of Health and Illness Prevention - correct answer -As a nurse you
are a visible, competent resource for patients who want to improve their physical and
psychological well-being.
-Success in patient education is the ability for them to incorporate knowledge in way that
promote health
Restoration of Health - correct answer As the nurse, you learn to identify patients' willingness
to learn and motivate interest in learning. Injured or ill patients need information and skills to
help them regain or maintain their levels of health.
Comping with Impaired Function - correct answer Many patients with impaired function have
to learn to cope with permanent health alterations. New knowledge and skills are often
necessary for patients to continue activities of daily living.
Comping with Impaired Function involving the family - correct answer The family's ability to
provide support results in part from education, which begins as soon as you identify the
patient's needs and the family displays a willingness to help. Teach family members to help the
patient with health care management
Teaching and Learning
, Nurs 3105 exam 3 Patient Education
*IMPORTANT to differentiate - correct answer Teaching is the concept of imparting knowledge
through a series of directed activities. It consists of a conscious, deliberate set of actions that
help individuals gain new knowledge, change attitudes, adopt new behaviors, or perform new
skills
Learning is defined as a "conscious or unconscious permanent change in behavior as a result of
a lifelong, dynamic process by which individuals acquire new knowledge, skills, and/or aitudes
that can be measured and can occur at any time or in any place through exposure to
environmental stimuli"
Role of the Nurse in Teaching and Learning - correct answer Teach information that patient
and family need to make informed decisions regarding their care
Determine what patients need to know
Identify when patients are ready to learn
The Joint Commission's Speak Up Program help patients understand their rights when receiving
medical care - correct answer • Speak up if you have questions or concerns. If you still do not
understand, ask again. It is your body, and you have a right to know.
• Pay aention to the care you get. Always make sure that you are geing the right treatments
and medicines by the right health care professionals. Do not assume anything.
• Educate yourself about your illness. Learn about the medical tests that are prescribed and
your treatment plan.
• Ask a trusted family member or friend to be your advocate (adviser or supporter).
• Know which medicines you take and why you take them. Medication errors are the most
common health care mistakes.
• Use a hospital, clinic, surgery center, or other type of health care organization that you have
researched or checked carefully.
• Participate in all decisions about your treatment. You are the center of the health care team.
Carefully determine what patients need to know, their preferences and existing knowledge and
then find time to educate them when they are ready to learn - correct answer
Teaching as Communication - correct answer -Closely parallels the communication process
-Depends partly on effective interpersonal communication
