The acute care nurse finds that it is increasingly difficult to ...

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The acute care nurse finds that it is increasingly difficult to provide effective education to patients. What changes in healthcare have contributed to this difficulty? Select all that apply.
 
  1. Patients have difficulty understanding new medical technology.
  2. Patients are much sicker while they are hospitalized.
  3. Nurses don't use good time management skills when planning education sessions.
  4. There are fewer quality educational resources available for patients.
  5. Patients don't stay in the hospital as long.

Question 2

What did the NAM recognize as it was developing the Quality Chasm series of reports on healthcare?
 
  1. Healthcare quality must consider staff competency.
  2. Nursing education is meeting the practice needs.
  3. Interprofessional education is effective.
  4. Continuing education meets the five core healthcare professions competencies.

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Answer to Question 1

1, 2, 5
Explanation: 1. Medical technology is changing rapidly and many of the patients being hospitalized are not well versed in technology. This rapid turnover coupled with difficult concepts makes education challenging.
2. Patients are much sicker while hospitalized in today's environment. When patients are sick, their focus on learning is diminished and their ability to retain teaching is lessened.
3. There is no evidence of this statement.
4. One of the problems is that there is so much information, both in the print form and in the electronic form, that it is sometimes difficult to choose what's best for a particular patient.
5. Length of stay has shortened and patients are physically present for teaching less.

Answer to Question 2

1
Explanation: 1. The NAM developed the Health Professions Education report to address the need for better education to meet major goal of improving care.
2. NAM did not indicate that nursing education was meeting the needs.
3. At the time of the development of the Quality Chasm series, interprofessional education was rare.
4. There was no recognition that continuing education met the five core competencies.