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A parish nurse is preparing to provide a health promotion class to a group of adults in the
parish. In preparing to meet the learning needs of this group, the nurse recognizes which of the
following as a characteristic of an adult learner?
a. Previous experiences have little impact on learning.
b. Peer group acceptance is a critical issue for this age group.
c. The material presented should focus on future application.
d. Their readiness to learn is often related to a developmental task or social role. - Answer d.
Their readiness to learn is often related to a developmental task or social role.
It is important for the nurse to distinguish a client's readiness to learn and ability to learn. An
example of a client's ability to learn includes:
a. physical condition.
b. social and economic stability.
c. culture.
d. emotional health. - Answer a. physical condition.
The nurse is conducting a community health promotion class and has developed scenarios that
will involve active participation by the class attendees. What type of education strategy is the
nurse incorporating into her class?
a. Panel discussion
b. Role-playing
c. Programmed instruction
d. Role modeling - Answer b. Role-playing
Which of the nurse's actions is most likely to promote a client's compliance with their
antiretroviral drug regimen for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?
a. Use interactive and learner-appropriate teaching techniques.
b. Ensure that teaching materials are evidence-based and explicitly referenced.
c. Refer to the characteristics of the HIV virus when explaining how antiretrovirals treat HIV.
d. Emphasize the consequences of noncompliance at various points in client teaching. - Answer
a. Use interactive and learner-appropriate teaching techniques.
While applying dressings to a client's wound, the nurse teaches the client about his wound care.
To promote the most effective teaching-learning relationship with this client, what would be
most important for the nurse to keep in mind?
,a. Nurses barter knowledge of medication with the client for compliance.
b. The nurse and client relationship is based on mutual sharing and negotiation.
c. Nurses are experts who generously bestow knowledge upon clients.
d. Nurses have control over the client because of their knowledge and expertise. - Answer b.
The nurse and client relationship is based on mutual sharing and negotiation.
The nurse needs to understand the teaching-learning process when administering
a. Psychosocial interventions
b. Physician-initiated interventions
c. Technical interventions
d. Educational interventions - Answer d. Educational interventions
Which statement best describes the client most motivated to learn?
a. A 52-year-old male; hired to drive client home from clinic
b. A 70-year-old female; learning care so spouse can come home
c. A 25-year-old female; just completed a course of physical therapy
d. A 29-year-old male; significant other insisting on education - Answer b. A 70-year-old
female; learning care so spouse can come home
A nurse is counseling several clients for depression. Four of them do not seem to be improving,
which leads the nurse to suggest a referral to a psychiatric nurse practitioner. Which of these
clients would be most likely to attend the scheduled appointment?
a. A 51-year-old male; walks to most places because of no transportation, low income, works
days.
b. A 45-year-old female; unsure of the benefit of psychiatric care, on a fixed income, good family
support.
c. A 28-year-old female; works nights, willing to try, asking about insurance coverage of
appointment.
d. A 36-year-old male; uses public transportation, unable to read, wants to confer with pastor. -
Answer c. A 28-year-old female; works nights, willing to try, asking about insurance coverage
of appointment.
A nurse is educating a 4-year-old client about cast care following a tibia-fibula fracture. Which
action is not developmentally appropriate to include in the nurse's education?
a. Blocking 30 minutes of time for skill teaching.
b. Giving stickers as a reward for task completion.
c. Using dolls to demonstrate psychomotor skills.
, d. Ensuring the client's parents are present. - Answer a. Blocking 30 minutes of time for skill
teaching.
Mrs. Shields is a 46-year-old obese woman diagnosed with hypertension and type 2 diabetes.
She tells the nurse that she knows she needs to lose weight. She recently visited her local fitness
club, obtained a membership and has signed up for their next water aerobics class. According to
the Transtheoretical Model of Change, what stage of change is Mrs. Shields in related to her
weight loss?
a. Contemplation
b. Preparation
c. Maintenance
d. Precontemplation - Answer b. Preparation
The nurse has educated the client on the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis and degenerative
joint disease. This is an example of what learning theory?
a. Developmental learning theory
b. Adaptive learning theory
c. Behavioral learning theory
d. Cognitive learning theory - Answer d. Cognitive learning theory
What is the most appropriate teaching strategy for the nurse to use for a 1-hour presentation
on the prevention of osteoporosis to a group of 30 college-age women?
a. Test taking
b. Role play
c. Demonstration
d. Lecture/discussion - Answer d. Lecture/discussion
As the nurse enters the room to teach the client about self-care at home, the client states, "I am
glad you are here. I need some pain medicine. I can't stand it anymore." What is the best action
of the nurse?
a. Assess client understanding of self-care and administer medication.
b. Have client rate pain level and reschedule the teaching session.
c. Redirect client to learning about self-care and begin education.
d. Give written materials to client and retrieve pain medication. - Answer b. Have client rate
pain level and reschedule the teaching session.
The nurse is visiting a client who was released from inpatient rehabilitation 6 weeks ago after a
5-month recovery from a motor vehicle accident that left him immobile. As the nurse enters the