Exam 5: Patient and Family Education

A mechanically ventilated patient is being weaned off sedation.The patient begins to wake up and becomes increasingly agitated,pulling at the gown,kicking,and grimacing.What action should the nurse take next?

A patient is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization this afternoon.The nurse wants to provide her with some basic information before going in the room to talk about her specific procedure.Which teaching strategy is most appropriate for this situation?

What are the three learning domains to be considered when developing an individualized education plan?

Which intervention can support a learning environment in the critical care unit?

Acute illness disrupts the patient's and family's normal routines and is extremely stressful.What coping mechanisms might the nurse expect the patient and/or family to display?

Which of the following statements best describes the teaching-learning process?

Information on what topic should be included in the educational plan of a patient who is unconscious?

According to Malcolm Knowles' andragogy,what are characteristics of the adult learner?

When writing goals and outcomes,what should be incorporated in the outcome statement?

During which phase do Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA),advance directives,and visitation policies occur for the patient or family members?

A patient has been in the critical care unit for 20 days with a diagnosis of sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome.The patient is ready for transfer to the step-down unit but is apprehensive.The patient has communicated to the nurse that he does not want to leave the ICU because he is afraid that his needs will not be met on the step-down unit.Which educational objective would be best to use in this situation?

Which educational content area is appropriate during the first hours of hospitalization?

Which questions can a nurse use to obtain assessment information to determine the immediate need for education?

A patient is admitted to the critical care unit with the onset of tuberculosis.He was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS 1 year ago.When talking to the patient about preventing the spread of tuberculosis,the patient tells the nurse that he has not followed precautions regarding tuberculosis for patients with HIV.Which educational objective is BEST stated for this patient?

What topic should be included in the education of a patient's family members during their first visit?

A nurse has been progressively working with a patient on the exercises he needs to do at home when he is discharged.The nurse wants to ensure he will remember what to do when he is at home.Which teaching strategy is most appropriate for this situation?

Which statement best describes the efficacy of group discussion as a patient teaching strategy for educating both a patient newly diagnosed with diabetes and a patient who has had the disease for years?

What are sources of physiologic stress in the acutely ill patient?

How should a nurse respond when a patient asks if he or she is going to die?

What does the first step of the teaching-learning process involve?