Question 1

Which patient is appropriate for the nursing diagnosis readiness for enhanced knowledge related to the prescribed treatment regimen?

Accepted Answer

A)  The patient who asks the nurse how a pill organizer can help to ensure that all medications are taken on time. 
B)  The patient who insists that the blood sugar levels will never stabilize no matter how many medications are taken. 
C)  The patient who believes that influenza was contracted as a result of the flu immunization last year. 
D)  The patient who was just diagnosed with diabetes and has no idea about how to inject insulin. 
A)  The patient who asks the nurse how a pill organizer can help to ensure that all medications are taken on time. 
B)  The patient who insists that the blood sugar levels will never stabilize no matter how many medications are taken. 
C)  The patient who believes that influenza was contracted as a result of the flu immunization last year. 
D)  The patient who was just diagnosed with diabetes and has no idea about how to inject insulin.

Question 2

Which is the first action of the nurse when teaching the patient how to perform colostomy care?

Accepted Answer

A)  Determine the patient's educational background and learning abilities. 
B)  Identify a responsible family member to reinforce colostomy care teaching. 
C)  Have the patient watch a video that demonstrates how to perform colostomy care. 
D)  Assess the patient's level of comfort with looking at and caring for the colostomy. 
A)  Determine the patient's educational background and learning abilities. 
B)  Identify a responsible family member to reinforce colostomy care teaching. 
C)  Have the patient watch a video that demonstrates how to perform colostomy care. 
D)  Assess the patient's level of comfort with looking at and caring for the colostomy.

Question 3

Which statements demonstrate that the patient is at the acceptance stage of learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  "I do not have to learn how to do the dressing.My wife will do it for me." 
B)  "I feel like such a failure for not consulting a podiatrist earlier about my foot." 
C)  "I'll try to do the exercises you described if you will give me a cookie afterward." 
D)  "I want to learn how to do this myself so I do not have to go to a rehab center." 
E)  "I know that I have to give myself the injections because I could get a blood clot." 
A)  "I do not have to learn how to do the dressing.My wife will do it for me." 
B)  "I feel like such a failure for not consulting a podiatrist earlier about my foot." 
C)  "I'll try to do the exercises you described if you will give me a cookie afterward." 
D)  "I want to learn how to do this myself so I do not have to go to a rehab center." 
E)  "I know that I have to give myself the injections because I could get a blood clot."

Exam 12: Patient Education

Which patient is appropriate for the nursing diagnosis readiness for enhanced knowledge related to the prescribed treatment regimen?

Which is the first action of the nurse when teaching the patient how to perform colostomy care?

Which statements demonstrate that the patient is at the acceptance stage of learning?

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