Author Question: A nurse is preparing to teach a kinesthetic learner about exercise. Which technique will the nurse ... (Read 63 times)

jjjetplane · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nurse is preparing to teach a kinesthetic learner about exercise. Which technique will the nurse use?

a. Let the patient touch and use the exercise equipment.
b. Provide the patient with pictures of the exercise equipment.
c. Let the patient listen to a video about the exercise equipment.
d. Provide the patient with a case study about the exercise equipment.

Question 2

A patient who is going to surgery has been taught how to cough and deep breathe. Which evaluation method will the nurse use?

a. Return demonstration
b. Computer instruction
c. Verbalization of steps
d. Cloze test

diana chang · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Kinesthetic learners process knowledge by moving and participating in hands-on activities. Return demonstrations and role playing work well with these learners. Patients who are visual-spatial learners enjoy learning through pictures and visual charts to explain concepts. The verbal/linguistic learner demonstrates strength in the language arts and therefore prefers learning by listening or reading information. Patients who learn through logical-mathematical reasoning think in terms of cause and effect, and respond best when required to predict logical outcomes. Specific teaching strategies could include open-ended questioning or problem solving exercises, like a case study.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
To demonstrate mastery of the skill, have the patient perform a return demonstration under the same conditions that will be experienced at home or in the place where the skill is to be performed. Computer instruction is use of a programmed instruction format in which computers store response patterns for learners and select further lessons on the basis of these patterns (programs can be individualized). Computer instruction is a teaching tool, rather than an evaluation tool. Verbalization of steps can be an evaluation tool, but it is not as effective as a return demonstration when evaluating a psychomotor skill. The Cloze test, a test of reading comprehension, asks patients to fill in the blanks that are in a written paragraph.