The nurse is teaching a parenting class for a group of pregnant adolescents and will model how
to bathe a baby. This is an example of which of the following?
a. Role playing.
b. A comparison.
c. A demonstration.
d. A return demonstration. - Answers c. A demonstration
At which point during a teaching session should a nurse address areas that may be causing the
client anxiety?
a. At the beginning.
b. Avoid these topics.
c. At the end.
d. Repeatedly. - Answers a. At the beginning.
Nurses are not required to document the provision of health teaching, since it is an informal
process and does not involve specific assessments.
a. TRUE
b. FLASE - Answers FALSE
What is an example of a psychomotor skill the nurse might teach a client?
a. How to give an injection.
b. How to access information.
c. How to accept having a mastectomy (breast tissue removal).
d. How to toilet train a toddler. - Answers a. At the beginning.
What should the nurse remember when providing health teaching?
a. Include as much information as possible in each teaching session.
b. Repeating information will bore the client and cause loss of interest.
c. Medical terminology will help clarify information for the client.
d. Assess what the client already knows and wants to learn. - Answers d. Assess what the client
, already knows and wants to learn.
Which of the following should be considered when using digital technology to teach clients?
a. Should be based on the nurses assessment of the client.
b. Use of technology is best practice.
c. It is always appropriate.
d. It is economical. - Answers a. Should be based on the nurses assessment of the client.
An older adult is the primary caregiver for her son, who is nearing the end of his life due to
cancer. She has been caring for him for years with no other family support. She comes to the
nurse in tears, stating she is exhausted, overwhelmed, and can no longer manage her day to day
activities. Which of the following responses should the nurse consider?
a. Provide the older adult with resources that would provide her with extra support.
b. Provide the older adult with information regarding Medical Assistance in Dying.
c. Provide health teaching on coping mechanisms that the older adult could use.
d. Tell the older adult that it is important for her to spend as much time as she can with her son,
since his days are limited. - Answers a. Provide the older adult with resources that would
provide her with extra support.
Which of the following is an example of the affective learning domain?
a. Understanding the benefits from not smoking.
b. Manipulation of an inhaler for the treatment of asthma.
c. Being able to count caloric intake daily.
d. Adopting health promotion behaviours. - Answers d. Adopting health promotion behaviours.
Which of the following should the nurse consider when providing health teaching to a client with
language barriers?
a. Use humour frequently to get through the awkwardness of the situation.
b. Speak loudly and clearly so the client can read lips.
c. Recognize that the client understands when she is nodding.
d. Utilize the available language translation services. - Answers d. Utilize the available language
translation services.