CHAPTER 19: TEACHING AND LEARNING (NCLEX
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
RATIONALE GRADED A+
Why is patient education important in today's healthcare environment?
Which word best describes the nurse's role when functioning as a teacher?
Which is the best intervention by the nurse that will support this patient's learning?
Which best describes a patient with an external locus of control? Select all that apply.
Which behavior identified by the nurse indicates the highest level of learning in the
psychomotor domain?
When teaching students about how to provide culturally sensitive care to a diverse
group of patients, which teaching strategy should the nurse use?
What is the primary reason why nurses attend continuing education programs?
What are some ways that the nurse may reinforce patient teaching? Select all that
apply.
To be most effective, at what grade reading level should the nurse prepare
The unit secretary tells the nurse that the practitioner has just ordered a low-calorie diet
for a patient who is overweight. Place these nursing interventions in the order in which
they should be implemented.
The nurse working in a hospital with a diverse population strives to offer culturally
sensitive care. What nursing action would be most appropriate?
The nurse providing discharge teaching to a patient whose primary language is not
English would most likely use which teaching strategies? Select all that apply.
The nurse is teaching a patient newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus about
how to best manage his blood sugar. Which outcome in the patient's plan of care is
associated with the cognitive domain of learning? The patient:
How might the nurse improve patients' health literacy when communicating with
healthcare providers?
greatest impact on the patient's future success with learning?
Every person who attended a smoking cessation educational program completed a
questionnaire. What is this type of evaluation called?
educational medical material?
During family therapy, to improve communication skills the nurse teaches family
members to rehearse responses to situations involving interpersonal conflict. What is
the primary drawback of using this teaching strategy?
diagnosed illness. Which psychosocial response to the illness will have the
A teaching-learning concept basic to all teaching plans is to present content from the:
A school nurse is teaching a class of adolescents about avoiding smoking and includes
role-playing as a creative learning activity. What is the primary reason for using role-
playing?
A patient is readmitted to the hospital because of complications resulting from
nonadherence to the prescribed health-care regimen. What should the nurse do first?
A patient asks the nurse, "What does 96 indicate when my blood pressure is 140 over
96?" What is the best response by the nurse?
A nursing instructor is evaluating a student nurse's knowledge. Which student behavior
indicates that learning has occurred in the highest level of learning in the cognitive
domain?
, CHAPTER 19: TEACHING AND LEARNING (NCLEX
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
RATIONALE GRADED A+
A nurse uses computer-assisted instruction as a strategy when providing preoperative
teaching. The nurse explains to preoperative patients that the greatest advantage of
computer-assisted instruction is that:
A nurse strives to teach a spouse how to monitor a patient's blood pressure. Which
teaching method is best?
A nurse must implement a teaching plan for a patient recently diagnosed with heart
failure. What should the nurse do first?
A nurse is to provide nutritional counseling for an older adult. What should the nurse do
first?
A nurse is teaching an older adult how to perform a dressing change. Which nursing
action is most important to address a developmental stress of aging?
A nurse is teaching a preschool-age child. What teaching method is most appropriate
for the nurse to use when teaching a child in this age group?
A nurse is teaching a postoperative patient deep breathing and coughing exercises.
Which method of instruction is most appropriate in this situation?
A nurse is teaching a patient with a hearing impairment. What should the nurse do?
A nurse is teaching a patient recently diagnosed with diabetes mellitus the step-by step
procedure of administering an insulin injection. However, after two sessions the patient
is still reluctant to self-administer the insulin. What should the nurse do?
A nurse is teaching a patient colostomy care in relation to the affective domain. Which
teaching method is most effective for this situation?
A nurse is providing health teaching for a patient with a comprehension deficit.
A nurse is preparing a patient with a colostomy for discharge. What patient outcome
indicates that learning has occurred in the psychomotor domain?
A nurse is planning to engage a patient in a program to learn about a newly
A nurse is planning teaching about weight reduction strategies to an obese patient.
Before implementing the teaching plan the nurse first should assess the patient's:
A nurse is planning a weight reduction program with an obese patient. What should the
nurse anticipate will be the most important component that will determine the success or
failure of this plan?
A nurse is planning a teaching plan for an older adult. Which common factor among
older adult patients must be considered by the nurse?
A nurse is evaluating a patient's learning regarding nutrition. Which behavior reflects the
highest level of learning in the cognitive domain?
A nurse is designing a teaching-learning program for a patient who is to be discharged
from the hospital. What should the nurse do first?
A nurse is attending a class about a new intravenous pump presented by the hospital
staff education department. What is this type of educational program?
A nurse is assessing the results of dietary teaching for a patient with diabetes mellitus.
What patient behavior indicates that learning occurred in the affective domain?
A nurse is assessing a patient's readiness to learn about smoking cessation. Which
patient factor does the nurse consider is most important when determining if a teaching
program is needed by the patient?
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
RATIONALE GRADED A+
Why is patient education important in today's healthcare environment?
Which word best describes the nurse's role when functioning as a teacher?
Which is the best intervention by the nurse that will support this patient's learning?
Which best describes a patient with an external locus of control? Select all that apply.
Which behavior identified by the nurse indicates the highest level of learning in the
psychomotor domain?
When teaching students about how to provide culturally sensitive care to a diverse
group of patients, which teaching strategy should the nurse use?
What is the primary reason why nurses attend continuing education programs?
What are some ways that the nurse may reinforce patient teaching? Select all that
apply.
To be most effective, at what grade reading level should the nurse prepare
The unit secretary tells the nurse that the practitioner has just ordered a low-calorie diet
for a patient who is overweight. Place these nursing interventions in the order in which
they should be implemented.
The nurse working in a hospital with a diverse population strives to offer culturally
sensitive care. What nursing action would be most appropriate?
The nurse providing discharge teaching to a patient whose primary language is not
English would most likely use which teaching strategies? Select all that apply.
The nurse is teaching a patient newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus about
how to best manage his blood sugar. Which outcome in the patient's plan of care is
associated with the cognitive domain of learning? The patient:
How might the nurse improve patients' health literacy when communicating with
healthcare providers?
greatest impact on the patient's future success with learning?
Every person who attended a smoking cessation educational program completed a
questionnaire. What is this type of evaluation called?
educational medical material?
During family therapy, to improve communication skills the nurse teaches family
members to rehearse responses to situations involving interpersonal conflict. What is
the primary drawback of using this teaching strategy?
diagnosed illness. Which psychosocial response to the illness will have the
A teaching-learning concept basic to all teaching plans is to present content from the:
A school nurse is teaching a class of adolescents about avoiding smoking and includes
role-playing as a creative learning activity. What is the primary reason for using role-
playing?
A patient is readmitted to the hospital because of complications resulting from
nonadherence to the prescribed health-care regimen. What should the nurse do first?
A patient asks the nurse, "What does 96 indicate when my blood pressure is 140 over
96?" What is the best response by the nurse?
A nursing instructor is evaluating a student nurse's knowledge. Which student behavior
indicates that learning has occurred in the highest level of learning in the cognitive
domain?
, CHAPTER 19: TEACHING AND LEARNING (NCLEX
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
RATIONALE GRADED A+
A nurse uses computer-assisted instruction as a strategy when providing preoperative
teaching. The nurse explains to preoperative patients that the greatest advantage of
computer-assisted instruction is that:
A nurse strives to teach a spouse how to monitor a patient's blood pressure. Which
teaching method is best?
A nurse must implement a teaching plan for a patient recently diagnosed with heart
failure. What should the nurse do first?
A nurse is to provide nutritional counseling for an older adult. What should the nurse do
first?
A nurse is teaching an older adult how to perform a dressing change. Which nursing
action is most important to address a developmental stress of aging?
A nurse is teaching a preschool-age child. What teaching method is most appropriate
for the nurse to use when teaching a child in this age group?
A nurse is teaching a postoperative patient deep breathing and coughing exercises.
Which method of instruction is most appropriate in this situation?
A nurse is teaching a patient with a hearing impairment. What should the nurse do?
A nurse is teaching a patient recently diagnosed with diabetes mellitus the step-by step
procedure of administering an insulin injection. However, after two sessions the patient
is still reluctant to self-administer the insulin. What should the nurse do?
A nurse is teaching a patient colostomy care in relation to the affective domain. Which
teaching method is most effective for this situation?
A nurse is providing health teaching for a patient with a comprehension deficit.
A nurse is preparing a patient with a colostomy for discharge. What patient outcome
indicates that learning has occurred in the psychomotor domain?
A nurse is planning to engage a patient in a program to learn about a newly
A nurse is planning teaching about weight reduction strategies to an obese patient.
Before implementing the teaching plan the nurse first should assess the patient's:
A nurse is planning a weight reduction program with an obese patient. What should the
nurse anticipate will be the most important component that will determine the success or
failure of this plan?
A nurse is planning a teaching plan for an older adult. Which common factor among
older adult patients must be considered by the nurse?
A nurse is evaluating a patient's learning regarding nutrition. Which behavior reflects the
highest level of learning in the cognitive domain?
A nurse is designing a teaching-learning program for a patient who is to be discharged
from the hospital. What should the nurse do first?
A nurse is attending a class about a new intravenous pump presented by the hospital
staff education department. What is this type of educational program?
A nurse is assessing the results of dietary teaching for a patient with diabetes mellitus.
What patient behavior indicates that learning occurred in the affective domain?
A nurse is assessing a patient's readiness to learn about smoking cessation. Which
patient factor does the nurse consider is most important when determining if a teaching
program is needed by the patient?
