Client Education
A nurse is planning a smoking cessation program for a client. Which of the following actions is a component of SMART outcome goals?
Providing a time frame to accomplish the outcome.
A nurse is assessing a client's health literacy prior to providing education. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
Ask questions regarding the client's health care needs and concerns. Obtain a health history. Assess the client's education level.
A nurse is assessing a postoperative client prior to a teaching session. The nurse notes that the client is grimacing and restless. Which of the following barriers to learning is the client exhibiting?
Physical discomfort
A nurse is planning a 30-min group education class. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take to address various learning styles related to the domains of learning?
Provide games, discussion, and question-and-answer.
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who speaks a different language than the nurse. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Request a medical interpreter to be present.
A nurse is preparing a low-stimulus environment for an educational session on smoking cessation. Which of the following should the nurse implement?
Set the thermostat to a comfortable temperature.
A nurse is discussing the nurse's role in client education with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of a nurse's role?
"Nurses make up the greatest percentage of members on a health care team."
A nurse is preparing for a teaching session with a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to provide the client with unbiased care? (Select all that apply.)
Avoid assumptions about the client. Control personal thoughts about the client. Collaborate with another nurse to develop teaching strategies.
A nurse is teaching a group of newly licensed nurses about client education. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
Client education can improve self-care at home.
A nurse is caring for a client who has impaired cognition and has begun taking a new medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse take during client education?
Direct the education to the caregivers as well as the client.
A nurse is reviewing a client's plan of care. "The client will ambulate 20 feet using a walker" is the desired outcome. Which of the following aspects of the SMART goal should the nurse identify as missing from the outcome?
Timed
A nurse is preparing for a teaching session with a client who has pernicious anemia. Which of the following should the nurse identify as part of the implementation step of the teaching process?
Use demonstration to teach the client about vitamin B12 injections.
A nurse is orienting a newly licensed nurse to the unit. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the importance of documentation of client education?
"Client documentation can increase staffing and services."
A nurse is admitting a client for surgery. Which of the following questions should the nurse ask to determine the client's health literacy level and learning needs?
"How comfortable are you with filling out medical forms by yourself?"
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a recent diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. The nurse is using strategies in the affective domain of learning. Which of the following client statements is part of the affective domain?
"I have been crying a lot since I learned about my diagnosis. I'm worries about everything."
A nurse educator is planning an in-service for staff nurses about psychomotor client teaching strategies. Which of the following activities requires the use of gross motor skills? (Select all that apply.)
A client walking with crutches. A client using a manual wheelchair.
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for eye drops. Which of the following teaching strategies is an example of using the psychomotor domain of learning?
Ask the client to teach-back about how to use the medication.
A nurse is preparing for a teaching session with a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to provide the client with unbiased care? (Select all that apply.)
Assessment Analysis Planning Implementation Evaluation
A nurse is participating in a question-and-answer session with a client. Which of the following domains of learning uses this type of client education?
Cognitive domain
A nurse is reviewing information about client education with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following information should the nurse include as the focus of client education?
Empowering clients to be accountable for self-care.
A nurse is reviewing the goals of client education with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following information should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
Improvement of health. Provide knowledge about an illness or injury. Health promotion.
A nurse is teaching a client about how to perform daily blood pressure readings at home. Which of the following statements by the client is an example of the teach-back method of learning?
Let me show you how I will take my blood pressure at home each day.
A nurse is preparing to educate a client about the proper procedure for a dressing change. Which of the following indicates an understanding of Knowles's fundamental principles of client readiness?
The client is engaged and alert.
A nurse is using a question-and-answer session to teach a client about a diabetic diet. Which of the following outcomes is an example of cognitive learning?
The client understands a diabetic meal plan.
A nurse is providing teaching about performing blood glucose checks to a client who has a new diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. Which of the following actions indicates the nurse is using the affective domain of learning?
Ask the client how they feel about checking their blood glucose levels.
A nurse is reviewing the goals of client education with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following information should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
Determine if different nursing interventions are required.