DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
GRADED A+ | NEW UPDATE 2026/27
to teach, we must adequately do what? - ANSWERS 1. convey the information
2. assess verbal and non verbal feed back
3. accomedate different learning styles
learning - ANSWERS change in behavior, knowledge, skills, or attitude. it
occurs as a result of planned or spontaneously occurring situations, events, or
exposers.
conscious: goal-oriented, intended, and deliberate, involving motivation to learn
subconscious: without active participation in the learning process
who do nurses teach? - ANSWERS single client, families, caregivers, groups of
clients, peers, nursing students, new employees, unlicensed assistive personnel
(UAP)
what do nurses teach? - ANSWERS Disease information
Information about medications
Procedures/psychomotor skills
Disease prevention and health promotion
Clinical processes (tell patient why all of this is important)
,teaching responsibilities of the nurse - ANSWERS teaching is a part of the
independent nursing practice
standards of teaching are managed by the ANA, joint commission, and american
hospital associations patient care partnership
purpose of teaching clients - ANSWERS clients participate in decisions
hospital stays are shorter
cost of help care is high (teaching decreases cost)
teaching facilitates compliance.
role of the nurse in teaching and learning - ANSWERS - teaching information
the client & family need to make informed decisions regarding care
- determine what clients need to know (dont assume they know)
- identify when clients are ready to learn and barriers to learning
rolse of the nurse in teaching and learning 5 rights to teaching - ANSWERS
right time: enough time, appropriate time
right context: no distractions, quite, and private
right goal: both agree on objectives
right content: is it appropriate and the level?
right method: strategies fit learning style and ability of patient
learning theories - ANSWERS behavioral learning theory: characterized by
identification of information to be taught and immediate reward for correct
responses (dog and bell).
, cognitive theory: sees learning as a complex cognitive (mental) activity; an
intellectual or thinking process in which the learner structures and processes
information
humanism: focuses on the learners affective (emotional), cognitive (intellectual),
and attitudinal qualities; emphasizes learners active participation and
responsibility in the learning process. (self motivated)
Blooms taxonomy 6 stages - ANSWERS bottom (least complex) to top (most
complex):
remember: memorize, recall, define, recognize
understand: understand, summarize, inform, interpret
apply: use abstract ideas, implement
analyze: identifying relationships, breaking it down
evaluate: judging, assessing value, applying standards
create: designing, constructing, inventing
blooms taxonomy: cognitive objectives - ANSWERS cognitive- mental activities
- storage and recall of information (web based, mobile apps, reading materials,
lectures)
psychomotor- "hands on" skill
- requires thinking and doing (teach back)
affective- feeling activities
- changing feelings, beliefs, attitudes, and values (role modeling, group work, story
telling)
barriers to teaching and learning: for the nurse - ANSWERS competing
demands