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A patient needs to learn to use a walker. Which domain is required for learning this skill?

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psychomotor domain

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The nurse is planning to teach a patient about the importance of exercise. When is the best time for teaching to occur?

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when pain medication is working and before lunch when the patient is most alert

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Adolescents learn best when they are able to use __ to help them make choices.

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problem solving

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__ provides an excellent source of feedback and reinforcement to evaluate learning.

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return demonstration

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A patient with chest pain is having an emergency cardiac catheterization. Which teaching approach does the nurse use in this situation?

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telling approach

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The __ approach is most appropriate when preparing a patient for an emergency procedure.

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telling

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The nurse is teaching a parenting class to a group of pregnant adolescents. The nurse pretends to be the baby's father, and the adolescent mother is asked to show how she would respond to the father if he gave her a can of beer. Which teaching approach did the nurse use?

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role play

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A patient who is hospitalized has just been diagnosed with diabetes. He is going to need to learn how to give himself injections. Which teaching method does the nurse use?

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demonstration

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is used to help patients learn psychomotor skills, such as insulin injections

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demonstration

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When a nurse is teaching a patient about how to administer an epinephrine injection in case of a severe allergic reaction, he or she tells the patient to hold the injection like a dart. Which of the following instructional methods did the nurse use?

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analogy

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use familiar images when teaching to help explain complex information

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analogies

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A nurse needs to teach a young woman newly diagnosed with asthma how to manage her disease. Which of the following topics does the nurse teach first?

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how to use an inhaler during an asthma attack

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It is important to start with __ when teaching people because they usually remember what you tell them first.

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essential life-saving information

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A nurse is teaching a group of young college-age women the importance of using sunscreen when going out in the sun. What type of content is the nurse providing?

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health promotion and illness prevention

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A nurse is planning a teaching session about healthy nutrition with a group of children who are in first grade. The nurse determines that after the teaching session the children will be able to name three examples of foods that are fruits. This is an example of a __

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learning objective

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describes what the learner will do after the teaching session

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learning objective

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A nurse is teaching a 27-year-old gentleman how to adjust his insulin dosages based on his blood sugar results. What type of learning is this?

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cognitive

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acquisition of behaviors involved in expressing feelings about attitudes, appreciates, and values

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affective learning

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resemblances made between things otherwise unlike

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analogies

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acquisition of intellectual skills that encompass behaviors such as thinking, understanding, and evaluating

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cognitive learning

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the inability to read above a 5th grade level

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functional illiteracy

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patients' reading and mathematics skills, comprehension, ability to make health-related decisions, and successful functioning as a consumer of health care

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health literacy

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acquisition of new knowledge and skills as a result of reinforcement, practice, and experiences

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learning

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written statement that describes the behavior that a teacher expects from an individual after a learning activity

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learning objective

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internal impulse that causes a person to take action

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motivation

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acquisition of ability to perform motor skills

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psychomotor learning

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provision of a contingent response to a learner's behavior that increases the probability of recurrence of the behavior

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reinforcement

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demonstration after the patient has first observed the teacher and then practiced the skill in mock or real situations

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return demonstration

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a person's perceived ability to successfully complete a task

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self-efficacy

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implementation method used to present correct principles, procedures, and techniques of health care; to inform patients about their health status; and to refer patients and family to appropriate health or social resources in the community

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teaching

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sets standards for patient and family education

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The Joint Commission

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an interactive process that promotes learning

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teaching

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the purposeful acquisition of knowledge, skills, behaviors, and attitudes

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learning

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SPEAK UP

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Speak Up; Pay Attention; Educate yourself; Ask a trusted family member or friend; Know which medicines; Use a hospital, clinic, surgery center, other health organization; Participate in all decisions

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describes what the learner will be able to accomplish after instruction is given

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learning objective

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effective communication involves __

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feedback

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includes all intellectual behaviors and requires thinking; knowledge

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cognitive learning

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learning through discussion (1 on 1 or group), lecture, question and answer, role play, discovery, independent project, field experience

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cognitive learning

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deals with expression of feelings and acceptance of attitudes, opinions, or values

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affective learning

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values clarification is an example of __

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affective learning

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involves acquiring skills that require integration of mental and muscular activity

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psychomotor learning

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learning through role play, discussion (1 on 1 or group)

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affective learning

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learning to walk or use an eating utensil is an example of

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psychomotor learning

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learning through demonstration, practice, return demonstration, independent projects, games

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psychomotor learning

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a patient's desire or willingness to learn

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motivation

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the mental state that allows the learner to focus on and comprehend a learning activity

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attentional set

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a force that acts on or within a person (idea, emotion, physical need) to cause the person to behave in a particular way

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motivation

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refers to a person's perceived ability to successfully complete a task

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self-efficacy

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keep routines (feeding, bathing) consistent

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infant

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use play to teach (applying bandage to a doll)

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toddler

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use role play, imitation, and play to make learning fun

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preschooler

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teach psychomotor skills needed to maintain health (such as using a syringe)

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school-age

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help them learn about feelings and need for self-expression. Use teaching as a collaborative activity and use problem solving

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adolescent

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encourage participation in teaching plan by setting mutual goals. Encourage independent learning

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young or middle adult

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teach when patient is alert and rested. Involve in discussion or activity. Keep lessons short

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older adult

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the cognitive and social skills that determine the motivation and ability of individuals to gain access to, understand, and use information in ways that promote and maintain good health

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health literacy

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used when teaching limited information. Ex. preparing a patient for an emergent diagnostic procedure

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telling

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ex. a patient caring for a child with leukemia learns how to care for the child at home and recognize problems that need to be reported immediately. The parent and the nurse collaborate on developing an appropriate teaching plan

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participating

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provides the patient the opportunity for self-care

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entrusting

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requires using a stimulus that increases the probability for a response

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reinforcing

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when a nurse works with a patient, most reinforces are __, used to acknowledge a learned behavior. Ex. smiles, compliments, words of encouragement

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social

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type of reinforcers that work best with children

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material

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reinforcer that relies on the principle that a person is motivated to engage in an activity if he or she has the opportunity to engage in a more desirable activity after the completion of the task

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activity

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Ex. a patient is more likely to go to a mental health counseling session if he or she is given the chance to go outside for a walk afterward.

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activity

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