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When a nurse is planning for learning, who must decide who should be included in the learning sessions?

The nurse and the client

A nurse is counseling several clients for depression. Four of them do not seem to be improving, which leads the nurse to suggest a referral to a psychiatric nurse practitioner. Which of these clients would be most likely to attend the scheduled appointment?

A 28-year-old female who works nights, is willing to try, and asks about insurance coverage of the appointment

Which statement describes the person who is likely the most motivated to learn?

A 70-year-old female who is the client's spouse and is learning the care so the client can come home

When preparing client teaching materials, how does the nurse best assess a client's preferred learning style?

Ask the client, "Do you learn best by observing, valuing, or doing?"

Before starting the education process, the nurse should determine the preferred learning style, age and developmental level, capacity to learn, motivation level, readiness to learn, and learning needs of the client. How does this help the nurse in the client's health education?

By implementing effective teaching

When caring for a client, the nurse observes that the client enjoys reading books and magazines. In which learning domain does the client's learning style fall?

Cognitive

The parents of a school-age child are meeting with the nurse for health promotional education for their child. The child has the following assessment data: a 7-year-old male with diabetes mellitus type 1 with a hemoglobin A1C level of 8.3%, a body mass index (BMI) of 31.7, and a BMI percentile of 99. What are the most appropriate learning diagnoses for this first session?

Deficient Knowledge: Imbalanced nutrition: more than body requirements, and ineffective health maintenance.

An older adult client who is recovering from a stroke is scheduled to be transferred to the rehabilitation unit in the morning. The client is tearful and reports feeling lonely and abandoned in the hospital unit. The family visits daily, and flowers and cards are in the room. Documentation in the chart indicates that the client's pastor has been by twice in the past week to visit. Which nursing diagnosis and outcome criteria need to be addressed immediately for this client?

Ineffective Coping; verbalizes support systems.

A nurse is discussing the benefits of smoking cessation with a client. The nurse informs the client that smoking cessation will reduce the client's risk for cancer, improve respiratory status, and enhance the quality of life. The nurse also shares a personal story of smoking cessation, provides information on other individuals who have successfully quit, and encourages the client to attend a support group for smoking cessation. The client discusses feelings on smoking cessation and verbalizes a desire to quit smoking. What type of counseling did the nurse provide to this client?

Motivational

A client who recently underwent a coronary artery bypass graft is taking furosemide and metoprolol following the procedure. While developing a plan for a heart-healthy diet with the nurse, the client states that diet did not contribute to the heart disease and that the client should be fine just continuing to take the medications. According to the Transtheoretical Model of Change, which stage of change is the client in related to diet?

Precontemplation

A nurse may attempt to help a client solve a situational crisis during what type of counseling session?

Short-term counseling

A client is reluctant to learn to do finger sticks for home international normalized ratio (INR) monitoring. What is the best statement by the nurse?

Tell me what you know about these tests.

The nurse is providing instructions to a client about performance of breast self-examination. What learning outcome would be most appropriate regarding this education?

The client will be able to perform proper breast self-examination for breast cancer detection and prevention.

When a client says, "I don't care if I get better; I have nothing to live for, anyway," which type of counseling would be appropriate?

Motivational counseling

A couple has just learned that their newborn infant has a congenital cardiac anomaly that will require many lifestyle modifications, surgical corrections, and hospital stays. Place the following aspects of the couple's client education in the correct order that nurses should conduct them.

Determine their emotional readiness to learn. Draft learning outcomes. Select educational strategies. Implement various educational techniques. Revise the learning plan if needed.

When establishing a teaching-learning relationship with a client, it is most important for the nurse to remember that effective learning can best be achieved through which concept?

The client and the nurse are equal participants.

Which statement made by a client who was recently admitted to the medical unit with a diagnosis of pneumonia indicates a physical inability to learn?

"I am having difficulty breathing."

As the nurse enters the room to teach the client about self-care at home, the client states, "I am glad you are here. I need some pain medicine. I can't stand it anymore." What is the best action of the nurse?

Have the client rate pain level, and reschedule the teaching session.

The nurse is caring for a 70-year-old client with a fractured wrist. Which is the best method to determine whether the client has retained the information taught?

Ask the client to recall after approximately 15 minutes.


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