CH 9 PREP U QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A+
A pediatric nurse provides education to numerous clients in her care. Which
group of children benefits most from being involved in the teaching-learning
process?
school-aged children
A parish nurse is preparing to provide a health promotion class to a group of
adults in the parish. In preparing to meet the learning needs of this group, the
nurse recognizes which of the following as a characteristic of an adult learner?
Their readiness to learn is often related to a developmental task or social role.
The nurse has been working with a client for several days during the client's
recovery from a femoral head fracture. How should a nurse best evaluate whether
client education regarding the prevention of falls in the home has been effective?
"What changes will you make around your house to reduce the chance of future falls?"
A client is experiencing difficulty in adjusting to a new prosthesis despite
conscientious client education by numerous members of the health care team.
How should the team respond to the client's lack of learning to this point?
Revise the education plan that has guided education.
Which client characteristic is important to assess when using the health belief
model as the framework for education?
motivation to learn
While applying dressings to a client's wound, the nurse teaches the client about
his wound care. To promote the most effective teaching-learning relationship with
this client, what would be most important for the nurse to keep in mind?
The nurse and client relationship is based on mutual sharing and negotiation.
, A nurse is working with an older adult client, educating the client on how to
ambulate with the aid of a walker. The nurse notes that the client appears to lack
the motivation to learn how to use device. The client states, "I'm just too old to
learn." What would be most appropriate for the nurse to do to motivate this
client?
Describe how the walker can improve the client's quality of life.
A nurse is preparing to teach a 6-year-old with a broken arm and her mother
about caring for the child's cast. Which statement reflects the best education plan
for these clients?
Include the child in the education; ask questions of both mother and child.
Providing client education before discharge is an important nursing tool. It
supports learning, self esteem and confidence. Which statement supports this
principle?
Client education focuses on identified home needs.
Mrs. Shields is a 46-year-old obese woman diagnosed with hypertension and type
2 diabetes. She tells the nurse that she knows she needs to lose weight. She
recently visited her local fitness club, obtained a membership and has signed up
for their next water aerobics class. According to the Transtheoretical Model of
Change, what stage of change is Mrs. Shields in related to her weight loss?
preparation
Developing an education plan is comparable to what other nursing activity?
formulating a nursing care plan
A nurse instructs a client to tell her about the side effects of a medication. What
learning domain is the nurse evaluating?
cognitive
A nurse evaluates whether a middle-age client with chronic back pain has been
performing the different exercises and physiotherapy procedures recommended
by the physician. What would the nurse most likely use to evaluate the client?
Return demonstration
A nurse notices that a toddler is constantly snatching toys from the hands of
other preschool children at the health care facility, placing the toddler and other
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A+
A pediatric nurse provides education to numerous clients in her care. Which
group of children benefits most from being involved in the teaching-learning
process?
school-aged children
A parish nurse is preparing to provide a health promotion class to a group of
adults in the parish. In preparing to meet the learning needs of this group, the
nurse recognizes which of the following as a characteristic of an adult learner?
Their readiness to learn is often related to a developmental task or social role.
The nurse has been working with a client for several days during the client's
recovery from a femoral head fracture. How should a nurse best evaluate whether
client education regarding the prevention of falls in the home has been effective?
"What changes will you make around your house to reduce the chance of future falls?"
A client is experiencing difficulty in adjusting to a new prosthesis despite
conscientious client education by numerous members of the health care team.
How should the team respond to the client's lack of learning to this point?
Revise the education plan that has guided education.
Which client characteristic is important to assess when using the health belief
model as the framework for education?
motivation to learn
While applying dressings to a client's wound, the nurse teaches the client about
his wound care. To promote the most effective teaching-learning relationship with
this client, what would be most important for the nurse to keep in mind?
The nurse and client relationship is based on mutual sharing and negotiation.
, A nurse is working with an older adult client, educating the client on how to
ambulate with the aid of a walker. The nurse notes that the client appears to lack
the motivation to learn how to use device. The client states, "I'm just too old to
learn." What would be most appropriate for the nurse to do to motivate this
client?
Describe how the walker can improve the client's quality of life.
A nurse is preparing to teach a 6-year-old with a broken arm and her mother
about caring for the child's cast. Which statement reflects the best education plan
for these clients?
Include the child in the education; ask questions of both mother and child.
Providing client education before discharge is an important nursing tool. It
supports learning, self esteem and confidence. Which statement supports this
principle?
Client education focuses on identified home needs.
Mrs. Shields is a 46-year-old obese woman diagnosed with hypertension and type
2 diabetes. She tells the nurse that she knows she needs to lose weight. She
recently visited her local fitness club, obtained a membership and has signed up
for their next water aerobics class. According to the Transtheoretical Model of
Change, what stage of change is Mrs. Shields in related to her weight loss?
preparation
Developing an education plan is comparable to what other nursing activity?
formulating a nursing care plan
A nurse instructs a client to tell her about the side effects of a medication. What
learning domain is the nurse evaluating?
cognitive
A nurse evaluates whether a middle-age client with chronic back pain has been
performing the different exercises and physiotherapy procedures recommended
by the physician. What would the nurse most likely use to evaluate the client?
Return demonstration
A nurse notices that a toddler is constantly snatching toys from the hands of
other preschool children at the health care facility, placing the toddler and other
