CRAVEN CHAPTER 9 PATIENT EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A nurse instructs a client to tell the nurse about the side effects of a medication. What learning domain
is the nurse evaluating?
Emotional
Cognitive
Affective
Psychomotor - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Cognitive
The nurse is caring for a 10-year-old client with gastritis. During the health education, which of the
following points should the nurse keep in mind with regard to the characteristics of pedagogic learners?
They are crisis learners.
They think abstractly.
They respond to competition.
They are goal-oriented. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅They respond to competition.
An active, otherwise healthy, older adult client presents to the clinic with severe osteoarthritis in both
knees. The nurse knows this client does not want to be a burden on the family, and the client remains
stoic despite reporting the pain as severe. The client avoids the topic of surgery and attends church
weekly. The client's family is supportive of any decisions the client makes regarding health. Which of the
assessment data is most important to forming an individualized education plan for this client concerning
treatment for osteoarthritis?
Formal religious beliefs
Orthopedic surgical history
Floor plan of the client's dwelling
Personal perception of health and aging - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Personal perception of health and
aging
Which nursing action is applicable to the psychomotor domain of learning when conducting a teaching
session for breastfeeding mothers?
, Showing charts to the mothers that illustrate the types of breast milk
Telling the mothers to avoid taking over-the-counter drugs while breastfeeding
Advising the mothers to drink plenty of water
Observing a mother expressing the breast milk - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Observing a mother expressing
the breast milk
The nurse has provided education to a client about home care for an open surgical wound on the lower
left extremity. When evaluating learning through the cognitive domain, what statement by the nurse
would be appropriate?
"Tell me about what signs of infection you will report to the health care provider."
"I notice that you do not have the dressing secured. Place a piece of tape on the wrap."
"Let's see how you irrigate the wound with saline."
"I would like you to demonstrate how to change the dressing on your leg." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅"Tell
me about what signs of infection you will report to the health care provider."
When caring for a client at a health care facility, the nurse discovers that the client is unable to read or
write. Which of the following teaching approaches is most useful for the client?
Check the client's understanding frequently.
Keep the education session short.
Provide all the needed education at one time rather than breaking it up.
Use verbal and visual modes of communication. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Use verbal and visual modes of
communication.
A nurse is engaged in primary prevention activities as part of an education plan about heart disease for a
client. Which activity would be most appropriate?
assisting in controlling high cholesterol levels with proper diet
assessing for blood pressure abnormalities
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A nurse instructs a client to tell the nurse about the side effects of a medication. What learning domain
is the nurse evaluating?
Emotional
Cognitive
Affective
Psychomotor - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Cognitive
The nurse is caring for a 10-year-old client with gastritis. During the health education, which of the
following points should the nurse keep in mind with regard to the characteristics of pedagogic learners?
They are crisis learners.
They think abstractly.
They respond to competition.
They are goal-oriented. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅They respond to competition.
An active, otherwise healthy, older adult client presents to the clinic with severe osteoarthritis in both
knees. The nurse knows this client does not want to be a burden on the family, and the client remains
stoic despite reporting the pain as severe. The client avoids the topic of surgery and attends church
weekly. The client's family is supportive of any decisions the client makes regarding health. Which of the
assessment data is most important to forming an individualized education plan for this client concerning
treatment for osteoarthritis?
Formal religious beliefs
Orthopedic surgical history
Floor plan of the client's dwelling
Personal perception of health and aging - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Personal perception of health and
aging
Which nursing action is applicable to the psychomotor domain of learning when conducting a teaching
session for breastfeeding mothers?
, Showing charts to the mothers that illustrate the types of breast milk
Telling the mothers to avoid taking over-the-counter drugs while breastfeeding
Advising the mothers to drink plenty of water
Observing a mother expressing the breast milk - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Observing a mother expressing
the breast milk
The nurse has provided education to a client about home care for an open surgical wound on the lower
left extremity. When evaluating learning through the cognitive domain, what statement by the nurse
would be appropriate?
"Tell me about what signs of infection you will report to the health care provider."
"I notice that you do not have the dressing secured. Place a piece of tape on the wrap."
"Let's see how you irrigate the wound with saline."
"I would like you to demonstrate how to change the dressing on your leg." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅"Tell
me about what signs of infection you will report to the health care provider."
When caring for a client at a health care facility, the nurse discovers that the client is unable to read or
write. Which of the following teaching approaches is most useful for the client?
Check the client's understanding frequently.
Keep the education session short.
Provide all the needed education at one time rather than breaking it up.
Use verbal and visual modes of communication. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Use verbal and visual modes of
communication.
A nurse is engaged in primary prevention activities as part of an education plan about heart disease for a
client. Which activity would be most appropriate?
assisting in controlling high cholesterol levels with proper diet
assessing for blood pressure abnormalities
