Exam 4: Patient and Caregiver Teaching

A patient who is morbidly obese states,"I've recently made some changes in my life. I've decreased my fat intake,and I've stopped smoking." Which statement,if made by the nurse,is the best initial response?

The nurse considers a nursing diagnosis of ineffective health maintenance related to low motivation for a patient with diabetes. Which finding would the nurse most likely use to support this nursing diagnosis?

A patient with diabetic neuropathy requires teaching about foot care. Which learning goal should the nurse include in the teaching plan?

An older Asian patient,who is seen at the health clinic,is diagnosed with protein malnutrition. What priority action should the nurse include in the teaching plan?

A patient needs to learn how to instill eye drops. Which teaching strategy,if implemented by the nurse,would be most effective?

A family caregiver tells the home health nurse,"I feel like I can never get away to do anything for myself." Which action is best for the nurse to take?

A patient who smokes a pack of cigarettes per day tells the nurse,"I enjoy smoking and have no plans to quit." Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate?

A patient states,"I told my husband I wouldn't buy as much prepared food snacks,so I will go the grocery store to buy fresh fruit,vegetables,and whole grains." When using the Transtheoretical Model of Health Behavior Change,the nurse identifies that this patient is in which stage of change?

The nurse prepares written handouts to be used as part of the standardized teaching plan for patients who have been recently diagnosed with diabetes. What statement would be most appropriate to include in the handouts?

The hospital nurse implements a teaching plan to assist an older patient who lives alone to independently accomplish daily activities. How would the nurse best evaluate the patient's long-term response to the teaching?

A patient is diagnosed with heart failure after being admitted to the hospital for shortness of breath and fatigue. Which teaching strategy,if implemented by the nurse,is most likely to be effective?

After the nurse provides diet instructions for a patient with diabetes,the patient can restate the information but fails to make the recommended diet changes. How would the nurse best evaluate the patient's situation?

The nurse plans to provide instructions about diabetes to a patient who has a low literacy level. Which teaching strategies should the nurse use ?

A patient with newly diagnosed colon cancer has a nursing diagnosis of deficient knowledge about colon cancer. The nurse should initially focus on which learning goal for this patient?

The nurse and the patient who is diagnosed with hypertension develop this goal: "The patient will select a 2-gram sodium diet from the hospital menu for the next 3 days." Which evaluation method will be best for the nurse to use when determining whether teaching was effective?

A middle-aged patient who has diabetes tells the nurse,"I want to know how to give my own insulin so I don't have to bother my wife all the time." What is the priority action of the nurse?

A postoperative patient and caregiver need discharge teaching. Which actions included in the teaching plan can the nurse delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?

The nurse is planning a teaching session with a patient newly diagnosed with migraine headaches. To assess a patient's readiness to learn,which question should the nurse ask first?

The nurse plans to teach a patient and the caregiver how to manage high blood pressure (BP). Which action should the nurse take first?

While admitting a patient to the medical unit,the nurse determines that the patient has a hearing impairment. How should the nurse use this information to plan teaching and learning strategies?