Chapter 5: Patient Education and Health Promotion

Chapter 5: Patient Education and Health Promotion

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. The nurse is educating a 13-year-old boy newly diagnosed with diabetes and his parents about diet and glucose monitoring. Which domain of learning is represented when the patient expresses concern about feeling different from his peers?

A.	Cognitive
B.	Psychomotor
C.	Affective
D.	Learning style

 

 

ANS:   C

 

	Feedback
A	The cognitive domain relates to basic factual knowledge.
B	The psychomotor domain relates to kinesthetic knowledge, implemented in performance and skills requiring coordination.
C	The affective domain is characterized by conduct that expresses feelings, needs, beliefs, values, and opinions.
D	Learning style is not one of the three domains of learning.

 

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension      REF:    53

TOP:    Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC:   NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe, Effective Care Environment

 

2. The nurse has taught a patient’s spouse to administer an injectable medication. After the spouse completed a return demonstration of the injection in the hospital, the nurse does not feel confident that this can be carried out independently at home and requests referral for a home health nurse. The nurse is using which phase of the nursing process?

A.	Assessment
B.	Implementation
C.	Planning
D.	Evaluation

 

 

ANS:   D

 

	Feedback
A	The nurse is not assessing the situation because she is not at the beginning of the process.
B	The nurse is past implementation in the timeline of the process.
C	The nurse has already planned and implemented interventions.
D	The nurse has evaluated the injection technique of the patient’s spouse and determines additional instruction is needed.

 

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application             REF:    57

TOP:    Nursing Process Step: Evaluation

MSC:   NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe, Effective Care Environment

 

3. In preparing for health teaching with a patient who has an auditory learning style, which would be most appropriate?

A.	Pamphlets from a pharmaceutical company
B.	Models of equipment used in a procedure
C.	Verbal description of the steps of a procedure
D.	A workbook with space to record actions and results

 

 

ANS:   C

 

	Feedback
A	Pamphlets from a pharmaceutical company would be suitable for a patient who has a visual learning style.
B	Models of equipment would be suitable for a patient with a psychomotor learning style.
C	Hearing the nurse present the information optimizes the patient’s perception of the data.
D	A workbook would be suitable for a patient who has a visual learning style.

 

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Analysis                  REF:    54

TOP:    Nursing Process Step: Evaluation

MSC:   NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe, Effective Care Environment

 

4. Which is the most intangible portion of the learning process?

A.	Cognitive
B.	Affective
C.	Psychomotor
D.	Eminent

 

 

ANS:   B

 

	Feedback
A	The cognitive domain is the level at which basic knowledge is learned and stored; it is the thinking portion of the learning process.
B	The affective domain concerns feelings, needs, beliefs, values, and opinions.
C	The psychomotor domain involves learning new procedures or skills; it is often referred to as the “doing domain.”
D	Eminent domain in common law legal systems is the lawful power of the state to expropriate private property without the owner’s consent, either for its own use or on behalf of a third party.

 

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge             REF:    53

TOP:    Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC:   NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity