Question 1

An 80-year-old patient is to be taught the process of colostomy irrigation and reattachment of the colostomy bag. The nurse's initial assessment prior to instruction should address the patient's:

Accepted Answer

A)   understanding of the process of irrigation.
B)   familiarity with the irrigation materials.
C)   manual dexterity.
D)   motivation to learn.

Question 2

The nurse appropriately begins discharge planning when:

Accepted Answer

A)   the primary care provider writes orders to discharge the patient.
B)   the patient feels ready to be discharged home.
C)   it is anticipated the patient will be discharged in 8 hours.
D)   the patient is admitted to the health care facility.

Question 3

The nurse takes into consideration that when using printed patient education material for a 65-year-old Middle Eastern patient who speaks perfect English, the nurse should:

Accepted Answer

A)   use patient education material printed in English.
B)   determine if the patient can read English.
C)   engage a translator to read the English material to the patient.
D)   use English material that is printed in bold type on white paper.

Question 4

The nurse designing a patient education plan for a patient admitted to the hospital for treatment of a heart problem after years of treating the ailment at home with herbal remedies and practices common in his cultural group should:

Accepted Answer

A)   help the patient to see that using herbal remedies has not worked in the past.
B)   explain that cultural remedies may conflict with conventional medicine.
C)   help the patient to identify optimum outcomes that can be achieved through education and compromise.
D)   ask family members to intervene for the cessation of the use of cultural remedies.

Question 5

Because a person may learn best in a particular manner, to improve patient education, the nurse should:

Accepted Answer

A)   ask the patient whether he learns best visually, aurally, or kinesthetically.
B)   use a hands-on approach, because it works best for most people.
C)   test the patient's reading comprehension before using visual handouts.
D)   use a combination of the three modes of learning to enhance learning.

Question 6

Before beginning to teach a patient to give himself insulin, the nurse asks, "Have you ever known anyone who gave himself insulin injections?" This question is primarily designed to:

Accepted Answer

A)   assess the patient's learning needs.
B)   stimulate the patient to focus on the patient education goal.
C)   reduce the patient's anxiety relative to insulin injection.
D)   reduce the amount of information the nurse has to provide.

Question 7

A nurse who is communicating with a school age child about receiving anesthesia for surgery later this afternoon would best describe the process by saying:

Accepted Answer

A)   "The doctor who will be wearing a mask will put a needle in your arm and then you go to sleep for a long time."
B)   "You will just float off to dreamland and after you come back your tonsils will have been cut out."
C)   "After the doctor puts medicine in your arm, you will ride on a pony to where fairies will take out your tonsils. Then you will ride right back here."
D)   "You will be given a ride on a special bed to a big room where the doctor will give you some medicine that will make you very sleepy."

Question 8

The nurse is aware that the knowledge deficit of a postpartum patient with her first child that can be safely addressed by the community nurse after discharge is:

Accepted Answer

A)   weaning the child from breastfeeding.
B)   care of the patient's surgical incision.
C)   feeding the baby by breast or bottle.
D)   recognizing signs or symptoms of infection.

Question 9

The nurse will choose the best time to continue postoperative education regarding wound care and dressings, which would be:

Accepted Answer

A)   immediately after the patient has been medicated for pain.
B)   just before the patient is discharged, so the information is current.
C)   when the patient is comfortable and receptive to the patient education.
D)   the last thing in the evening, after visitors have left, before bedtime.

Exam 9: Patient Education and Health Promotion

The nurse takes into consideration that when using printed patient education material for a 65-year-old Middle Eastern patient who speaks perfect English, the nurse should:

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The nurse is aware that the knowledge deficit of a postpartum patient with her first child that can be safely addressed by the community nurse after discharge is:

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The nurse will choose the best time to continue postoperative education regarding wound care and dressings, which would be:

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A nurse who is communicating with a school age child about receiving anesthesia for surgery later this afternoon would best describe the process by saying:

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The nurse appropriately begins discharge planning when:

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Before beginning to teach a patient to give himself insulin, the nurse asks, "Have you ever known anyone who gave himself insulin injections?" This question is primarily designed to:

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An 80-year-old patient is to be taught the process of colostomy irrigation and reattachment of the colostomy bag. The nurse's initial assessment prior to instruction should address the patient's:

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The nurse designing a patient education plan for a patient admitted to the hospital for treatment of a heart problem after years of treating the ailment at home with herbal remedies and practices common in his cultural group should:

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Because a person may learn best in a particular manner, to improve patient education, the nurse should:

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Exam 9: Patient Education and Health Promotion

The nurse takes into consideration that when using printed patient education material for a 65-year-old Middle Eastern patient who speaks perfect English, the nurse should:

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The nurse is aware that the knowledge deficit of a postpartum patient with her first child that can be safely addressed by the community nurse after discharge is:

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The nurse will choose the best time to continue postoperative education regarding wound care and dressings, which would be:

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A nurse who is communicating with a school age child about receiving anesthesia for surgery later this afternoon would best describe the process by saying:

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The nurse appropriately begins discharge planning when:

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Before beginning to teach a patient to give himself insulin, the nurse asks, "Have you ever known anyone who gave himself insulin injections?" This question is primarily designed to:

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An 80-year-old patient is to be taught the process of colostomy irrigation and reattachment of the colostomy bag. The nurse's initial assessment prior to instruction should address the patient's:

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The nurse designing a patient education plan for a patient admitted to the hospital for treatment of a heart problem after years of treating the ailment at home with herbal remedies and practices common in his cultural group should:

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Because a person may learn best in a particular manner, to improve patient education, the nurse should:

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