Question 1

How can the nurse best provide teaching for a patient whose primary spoken language is not the same as the nurse's?

Accepted Answer

A) Offer written materials in the patient's primary language. 
B) Make arrangements to teach using an interpreter. 
C) Provide a demonstration and request a return demonstration. 
D) Use visual teaching aids to convey information. 
A) Offer written materials in the patient's primary language. 
B) Make arrangements to teach using an interpreter. 
C) Provide a demonstration and request a return demonstration. 
D) Use visual teaching aids to convey information.

Question 2

The client with iron deficiency anemia does not know it is caused by low levels of iron in the body that can be improved by a diet high in iron. Based on this information, which nursing diagnosis is best?

Accepted Answer

A) Imbalanced nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements for iron r/t Deficient Knowledge of foods high in iron 
B) Deficient Recall r/t Imbalanced Nutrition due to less than body requirements of iron 
C) Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements r/t Inability to Access Information 
D) Inability to Access Information r/t Deficient Knowledge about dietary needs for iron 
A) Imbalanced nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements for iron r/t Deficient Knowledge of foods high in iron 
B) Deficient Recall r/t Imbalanced Nutrition due to less than body requirements of iron 
C) Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements r/t Inability to Access Information 
D) Inability to Access Information r/t Deficient Knowledge about dietary needs for iron

Question 3

The nurse is giving the oncoming nurse the shift report. The nurse states the client's diagnoses, treatments, and course of hospitalization. When describing the client, the nurse states, "Whenever I try to teach him something, he becomes difficult and argumentative." What client information about patient teaching should the oncoming nurse ask? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A) Level of literacy 
B) Primary language 
C) Need for humor 
D) Level of anxiety 
E) Insurance status 
A) Level of literacy 
B) Primary language 
C) Need for humor 
D) Level of anxiety 
E) Insurance status

Question 4

For which patient is the nursing diagnosis Knowledge Deficit most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

A) Adolescent with Down syndrome with a long history of cardiac problem 
B) Young adult admitted with acute renal failure who requires hemodialysis immediately 
C) Middle-aged woman with breast cancer receiving the last round of chemotherapy 
D) Older adult with a long-standing history of type 1 diabetes admitted with a foot ulcer 
A) Adolescent with Down syndrome with a long history of cardiac problem 
B) Young adult admitted with acute renal failure who requires hemodialysis immediately 
C) Middle-aged woman with breast cancer receiving the last round of chemotherapy 
D) Older adult with a long-standing history of type 1 diabetes admitted with a foot ulcer

Question 5

It is a busy day on the medical-surgical floor, and the nurse must teach a patient ready for discharge about the medications. How can the nurse most efficiently use the time and provide this education?

Accepted Answer

A) Write down instructions so the patient can read them at home. 
B) Discuss the information while assisting the patient with the bath. 
C) Educate the patient about the medications as each one is given. 
D) Follow up with the patient after discharge with a phone call. 
A) Write down instructions so the patient can read them at home. 
B) Discuss the information while assisting the patient with the bath. 
C) Educate the patient about the medications as each one is given. 
D) Follow up with the patient after discharge with a phone call.

Exam 19: Teaching Learning

How can the nurse best provide teaching for a patient whose primary spoken language is not the same as the nurse's?

The client with iron deficiency anemia does not know it is caused by low levels of iron in the body that can be improved by a diet high in iron. Based on this information, which nursing diagnosis is best?

For which patient is the nursing diagnosis Knowledge Deficit most appropriate?

It is a busy day on the medical-surgical floor, and the nurse must teach a patient ready for discharge about the medications. How can the nurse most efficiently use the time and provide this education?

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