Mock-Chapter 25: Patient Education

A nurse is teaching a patient’s family member about permanent tube feedings at home. Which purpose of patient education is the nurse meeting?

A nurse is teaching a group of healthy adults about the benefits of flu immunizations. Which type of patient education is the nurse providing?

A nurse’s goal is to provide teaching for restoration of health. Which situation indicates the nurse is meeting this goal?

A nurse attends a seminar on teaching/learning. Which statement indicates the nurse has a good understanding of teaching/learning?

A nurse is determining if teaching is effective. Which finding best indicates learning has occurred?

A nurse is teaching a patient about the Speak Up Initiatives. Which information should the nurse include in the teaching session?

A nurse teaches a patient with heart failure healthy food choices. The patient states that eating yogurt is better than eating cake. Which element represents feedback?

While preparing a teaching plan, the nurse describes what the learner will be able to accomplish after the teaching session about healthy eating. Which action is the nurse completing?

After a teaching session with a nurse, a patient learns that a normal adult heartbeat is 60 to 100 beats/min. In which domain did learning take place?

A nurse is trying to help a patient begin to accept the chronic nature of diabetes. Which teaching technique should the nurse use to enhance learning?

A nurse is describing a patient’s perceived ability to successfully complete a task. Which term should the nurse use to describe this attribute?

A toddler is going to have surgery on the right ear. Which teaching method is most appropriate for this developmental stage?

A nurse is preparing to teach a patient about smoking cessation. Which factors should the nurse assess to determine a patient’s ability to learn?

A nurse is teaching a patient about heart failure. Which environment will the nurse use?

Which assessment finding will best indicate that the patient is ready to learn?

A nurse is teaching a patient with a risk for hypertension how to take a blood pressure. Which action by the nurse is the priority to assist learning?

A patient diagnosed with both heart failure and kidney failure requires teaching about dialysis. Which nursing assessment is most appropriate for determining this patient’s learning needs?

A nurse is teaching a patient about hypertension. In which order from first to last will the nurse implement the steps of the teaching process?

1. Set mutual goals for knowledge of hypertension.
2. Teach what the patient wants to know about hypertension.
3. Assess what the patient already knows about hypertension.
4. Evaluate the outcomes of patient education for hypertension.

A nurse is preparing to teach the patient about cane use after a stroke. Which learning objective/outcome is most appropriate for the nurse to include in the teaching plan?

Which learning objective/outcome has the highest priority for a patient with life-threatening, severe food allergies that requires epinephrine therapy?

After a teaching session on taking blood pressures, the nurse tells the patient, "You took that blood pressure like an experienced nurse." Which type of reinforcement did the nurse use?

A patient diagnosed with heart failure is learning to reduce salt in the diet. When will be the best time for the nurse to address this topic?

A nurse is teaching a patient identified as having low health literacy about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which technique is most appropriate for the nurse to use?

A nurse is teaching a culturally diverse patient with a learning disability about nutritional needs. What must the nurse do first before starting the teaching session?

A nurse is teaching an older-adult patient about strokes. Which teaching technique is most appropriate for the nurse to use?

A patient who is going to surgery has been taught how to cough and deep breathe. Which evaluation method will the nurse use?

A patient has been taught how to change a colostomy bag but is having difficulty manipulating the equipment and has many questions. To which resource should the nurse institute a referral to?

A nurse is teaching a patient about healthy eating habits. Which learning objective/outcome for the affective domain will the nurse add to the teaching plan?

A nurse is assessing the ability to learn of a patient who has recently experienced a stroke. Which question/statement will best assess the patient’s ability to learn?

A nurse is preparing to teach a kinesthetic learner about exercise. Which technique will the nurse use?

A nurse is asked by a co-worker why patient education/teaching is important. Which statements will the nurse share with the co-worker? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is preparing to teach patients. Which patient finding will cause the nurse to postpone a teaching session? (Select all that apply.)