Education Prep

Select the nursing action that is least likely to motivate a person to learn

Emphasis on negative outcomes as a method to prevent learning incorrect practices

Which step of the nursing process determines whether the client understands the health teaching that is provided?

Evaluation

A recommended approach to planning health teaching is applying the trans-theoretical model, which considers that stages of behavioral change. The stage in which the patient engages in calorie counting to reduce weight is called:

Action

The nurse is providing discharge instructions to an elderly client. The nurse hands the client a paper about a new medication. The client cannot read. Learning does not occur. In this situation the nurse has failed to assess the...

Appropriateness of teaching techniques

A nurse is planning teaching for a client who has stated a desire for health change. Using the AMSO (Awareness, Motivation, Skills, and Opportunity) model, what will the nurse recognize as optimal health?

Creating and maintaining a balance among five dimensions.

A nurse prepares to teach an individual regarding the client's admitting diagnosis. Which does the nurse do when preparing to assess the client for individualized client education?

Determine the client's readiness to learn Ask what the client wants to learn Ask what the client's expectations are Summarize the collected client data

The nurse is teaching a client with diabetes how to perform checks of blood glucose level. To optimize learning, it is best for the nurse to.

Have the client return demonstrate

Which of the following is the goal of patient and family education?

Improvement of patient outcomes

A current trend in health education that significantly influences nursing practice is:

Increased emphasis on patient involvement in their own care

Which of the following is an example of adherence to treatment?

Increasing daily activities Maintaining a healthy diet Self-monitoring for signs and symptoms of illness Taking prescribed medications Increasing daily activities

Which of the following is a nursing diagnosis related to health education?

Ineffective health maintenance

The nurse is providing information to a client about the safe use of a newly prescribed medication. The first question the nurse should ask is.

Is the client ready to learn?

When a person works to prevent relapse and to sustain the gains made from actions taken, he or she is in which stage of the Transtheoretical Model of Chang?

Maintenance

When a person works to prevent relapse and to sustain the gains made from actions taken, he or she is in which stage of the Transtheoretical Model of Change?

Maintenance

Which factor is a leading health indicator used to measure the health of the nation

Overweight and obesity

Which factor is a leading health indicator used to measure the health of the nation?

Overweight and obesity

A nursing student observes the home care nurse provide education to a client with congestive heart failure (CHF). The nurse teaches the client how to read food labels and calculate sodium content. The nursing student recognizes that the home care nurse is aware of which basic principle of patient education?

Patient instruction related to self-care activities promotes patient independence.

A nurse is teaching a client taking digoxin about checking the pulse rate daily. The client counts her radial pulse as 64 beats/min. The nurse counts at the same time and assesses the rate as 58 beats/min. When evaluating response to treatment, the nurse would chart that the client.

Requires another opportunity for practice

A nurse is planning discharge instructions for a client from another culture. What does the nurse understand about the relationship of values and beliefs and the client's readiness to learn?

The client will be less likely to accept health education unless values and beliefs are respected.

The nurse is revising a client's plan of care. What is an example of an expected outcome?

The client will have the ability to climb a flight of stairs without experiencing difficulty in breathing.

The nurse is teaching an elderly client about heart failure. What action will the nurse do to enhance learning?

frequently repeat the provided information

Which phase of the nursing process encompasses the establishment of expected outcomes?

planning