Exam 9: Patient Teaching for Health Promotion

The nurse is aware that the knowledge deficit of a postpartum patient with her first child that can be safely addressed by the community nurse after discharge is:

The nurse will plan to offer the teaching session in a quiet area in order to:

The nurse is aware that the major modes of learning are: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse designing a teaching plan for a patient admitted to the hospital for treatment of a heart problem after years of treating the ailment at home with herbal remedies and practices common in his cultural group should:

The nurse can assess her patient's ability to read and comprehend written instructions by doing which of the following?

An 80-year-old patient is to be taught the process of colostomy irrigation and reattachment of the colostomy bag. The nurse's initial assessment prior to instruction should address the patient's:

In teaching an 82-year-old patient to perform a dressing change to be done at home after discharge, the nurse would adjust the teaching session to:

The nurse uses a syringe and vial of insulin to show how to draw up the correct dose while she explains the procedure to the patient. To best promote learning, her next step should be to:

Because a person may learn best in a particular manner, to improve patient teaching, the nurse should: