Nurse's Tools: Professional Communication: Client Education

4) A nurse us teaching a client who has a new diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type 1. Which of the following questions by the nurse addresses the client's affective domain?

"How do you feel diabetes will affect your lifestyle?"

6) A nurse is preparing an adult client's teaching plan and gathering information about the client's culture. Which of the following client statements helps the nurse understand the client's social organization.

"My mother needs to be present for any teaching."

8) A nurse is caring for a client who has a new RX for digoxin (Lanoxin). Which of the following should the nurse first teach the client?

"Your provider is prescribing the medications to strengthen your heart's contractions."

5) A nurse is preparing an educational lecture for bariatric clients. Which of the following should the nurse take into considerations when developing the lecture? (select all that apply)

Audiovisuals should be used during the lecture, the content should apply to all lecture participants

1) A nurse asks a client how he learns best. The client states, "I think I learn the best when I can discuss the information with a group of people." This indicates that the client has a preference for which of the following learning styles?

Auditory

9) Which of the following should the nurse take into consideration when selecting an environment to provide client education? (select all that apply)

Noise level, size of space, lighting, temperature.

2) The nurse is providing discharge teaching for an adolescent client. Which of the following teaching strategies is appropriate for the nurse when teaching the client? (select all that apply)

Talk to the client as if he is an adult, provide time to teach the client privately, use audiovisuals as a teaching tool.

7) A nurse is evaluating a client's ability to self-administer insulin. Which of the following behaviors is reflective of the mechanism level of the psychomotor domain?

The client demonstrates confidence in a performing an insulin injection.

A nurse us preparing a toddler for surgery. Which of the following is appropriate for the nurse to take into consideration when developing the teaching plan?

Toddlers depend on their senses to learn.

3) A nurse is preparing to teach a client how to ambulate with crutches and is determining the client's readiness to learn. Which of the following factors should the nurse include in this assessment? (select all that apply)

the client's cognitive ability, the client's level of motivation, the client's developmental stage, the client's current physical needs