NUR 1410 EXAM 4 (Units 5 & 6) QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
(Unit 5)
Teaching/Learning - ANSWER An interactive and dynamic process that involves a
change in a patients behavior in order to maintain or improve health
Teaching - ANSWER process of deliberately arranging conditions to promote learning
that results in a change in behavior
Learning - ANSWER - Acquiring knowledge or skill
- Having the ability (knowledge) to make a decision to change a behavior
Goals: Teaching - ANSWER - Health promotion and disease prevention (contributes to
high levels of wellness)
- Management of illness (Facilitates self care, independence, healing and recovery)
- Selection and use of treatment options (contributes to informed decisions)
Adult Learning Principals: - ANSWER - Independent learners
- Readiness to learn arises from life changes
- Past experiences are resources for learning
- Learn best when topic is of immediate value
- Approach learning as problem solving
- See themselves as doers
- Resist learning when conditions are incongruent with their self concepts
- Learn better by doing
Nurse as a Teacher/Educator - ANSWER - Required competencies
, - Knowledge on subject matter
- Communication skills:
Active listening, provide empathy, open body gestures, use understandable words
(avoid medical jargon)
Barriers to Teaching Effectivness - ANSWER - Lack of time (set priorities, use teachable
moments, begin on admission)
- Your feelings as a teacher (develop competence and confidence)
- Circumstances surrounding the situation (shortened length of stay)
Regulatory Mandates: Joint Commision - ANSWER Patients have the right to receive
written information about their care in an understandable and useable format.
- Written materials must be reading level appropriate
Process of Teaching: Assessment - ANSWER Physical
- Age, gender, fatigue, pain, mental status, deficits in vision or hearing, motor function,
meds that may impact learning
Psychological
- Denial, anxiety, level of self efficacy, eager, motivated
Sociocultural
- Culturally acceptable, financial status, living arrangements, social support, health
literacy
Learner
- Past experience, present knowledge, learning style preferences, what does patient
want/need to know, best environment, readiness
CORRECT ANSWERS
(Unit 5)
Teaching/Learning - ANSWER An interactive and dynamic process that involves a
change in a patients behavior in order to maintain or improve health
Teaching - ANSWER process of deliberately arranging conditions to promote learning
that results in a change in behavior
Learning - ANSWER - Acquiring knowledge or skill
- Having the ability (knowledge) to make a decision to change a behavior
Goals: Teaching - ANSWER - Health promotion and disease prevention (contributes to
high levels of wellness)
- Management of illness (Facilitates self care, independence, healing and recovery)
- Selection and use of treatment options (contributes to informed decisions)
Adult Learning Principals: - ANSWER - Independent learners
- Readiness to learn arises from life changes
- Past experiences are resources for learning
- Learn best when topic is of immediate value
- Approach learning as problem solving
- See themselves as doers
- Resist learning when conditions are incongruent with their self concepts
- Learn better by doing
Nurse as a Teacher/Educator - ANSWER - Required competencies
, - Knowledge on subject matter
- Communication skills:
Active listening, provide empathy, open body gestures, use understandable words
(avoid medical jargon)
Barriers to Teaching Effectivness - ANSWER - Lack of time (set priorities, use teachable
moments, begin on admission)
- Your feelings as a teacher (develop competence and confidence)
- Circumstances surrounding the situation (shortened length of stay)
Regulatory Mandates: Joint Commision - ANSWER Patients have the right to receive
written information about their care in an understandable and useable format.
- Written materials must be reading level appropriate
Process of Teaching: Assessment - ANSWER Physical
- Age, gender, fatigue, pain, mental status, deficits in vision or hearing, motor function,
meds that may impact learning
Psychological
- Denial, anxiety, level of self efficacy, eager, motivated
Sociocultural
- Culturally acceptable, financial status, living arrangements, social support, health
literacy
Learner
- Past experience, present knowledge, learning style preferences, what does patient
want/need to know, best environment, readiness
