QUESTION When caring for a hearing-impaired client, the nurse should a. face the interpreter when speaking to the client. b. use gestures that reinforce verbal content. c. speak distinctly while exaggerating words. d. communicate in a dimly-lit room. ANSWER: ANS: B For hearing-impaired clients, the nurse should use facial expressions and gestures that reinforce […]
QUESTION When initiating health teaching, the nurse recognizes that readiness to learn a. is the same as the cognitive ability to learn. b. involves a smooth and linear developmental process. c. requires the nurse to consistently challenge the client’s learning pattern. d. involves incorporation of the client’s learning pattern into new opportunities for learning. […]
QUESTION The nurse is caring for a client who has a history of alcohol abuse. When formulating a goal that “the client will be able to identify three physical effects of alcohol abuse,” the nurse recognizes this goal as referring primarily to health teaching in which domain? a. Cognitive b. Affective c. Psychomotor d. Promoting […]
QUESTION A theoretical foundation for the use of teaching methodologies in which a learner-centered approach engages clients as active partners in the learning process and helps them to take responsibility for their own learning to whatever extent possible is known as a. Skinner’s behavioral approach. b. Premack’s principle. c. modeling. d. client-centered health teaching. […]
QUESTION A nurse is working with a client in a drug rehabilitation center. The nurse provides positive reinforcement each time the client demonstrates behavior that moves him closer to accomplishing the goal of remaining drug free. The nurse recognizes this type of reinforcement will motivate the client to engage in the desired behavior. This type […]
QUESTION The concept that “the teacher must start where the learner is” was proposed by whom? a. Skinner b. Premack c. Rogers d. Taylor ANSWER: ANS: C Rogers insists that the teacher must start where the learner is, structuring the learning process to support the learner’s natural desire to learn and being mindful of […]
QUESTION The nurse is caring for a client who is suffering from schizophrenia and cocaine abuse. The client remains isolated in his room, refusing to attend unit activities. When implementing a behavioral approach, what is the first step the nurse should take? a. Define specific consequences. b. Describe the behavior requiring change. c. Reframe the […]
QUESTION When planning an education class for clients suffering from addiction, the nurse recognizes that a format that encourages empowerment is an important goal of health teaching. Which of the following is a strategy that could be viewed as disempowering? a. Providing the client with sufficient information b. Providing the client with emotional support c. […]
QUESTION The nurse is preparing teaching material for a class of diabetic clients. The most important aspect when preparing a presentation with slides for group teaching is a. the inclusion of greater than five items per slide. b. use of large font so all participants can see from a distance. c. use of slides as […]
QUESTION Accurate documentation of client health teaching is a critical component of quality care. When documenting in the client’s chart about health teaching for a client admitted for alcoholism, the nurse should write a. “Client was educated on the physical complications of alcoholism.” b. “Client received written and verbal instructions on diet and vitamin therapy.” […]
