Exam 14: Health Literacy and Patient Education

The nurse is implementing a patient teaching plan regarding diabetes mellitus. One of the short-term goals of the plan is that the patient will be able to verbalize three symptoms of hypoglycemia. The nurse recognizes that this is what type of teaching?

The nurse understands ongoing evaluation of patient education occurs by which team member?

In preparing to teach the patient, the nurse must consider which concepts?

The nurse is admitting a patient who has cystic fibrosis. During the admission interview, it is apparent that the patient is well versed in most aspects of his illness. When asked about where he learned so much, the patient responds, "I learned most of it myself. I looked things up on the Internet and read books. You have to know what's wrong with you to be sure that you're being treated right." The nurse knows this is an example of what type of education/learning?

To teach effectively, nurses must recognize which concept?