After teaching a school-age child how to apply a gauze wrap to a ...

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After teaching a school-age child how to apply a gauze wrap to a lower extremity, which observation indicates that teaching has been successful?
 
  A) The child shows an eagerness to learn more things.
  B) The child returns an adequate demonstration of wrapping the limb.
  C) The child consistently wraps the lower extremity as instructed each time.
  D) The child explains the importance of wrapping the lower extremity with gauze.

Question 2

The nurse is preparing to teach a 9-year-old how to do active range-of-motion exercises. Which technique is the most appropriate for the nurse to use for this teaching?
 
  A) Allow the child to listen to the radio during instruction.
  B) Demonstrate the technique by performing it consistently the same each time.
  C) Suggest the child he or she tell you how the range-of-motion exercises are to be done.
  D) Tell the child different ways to perform the technique so that they can be varied.

[Amiracle]

Answer to Question 1

C
Feedback:
Demonstration of a change of behavior is the real proof learning has occurred. The child consistently wrapping the lower extremity as instructed is evidence that learning has been successful. An eagerness to learn does not demonstrate that teaching about the gauze wrap has been successful. Returning an adequate demonstration on wrapping the limb does not mean that the child will consistently perform this action every time. Explaining the importance of wrapping the lower extremity with gauze does not indicate that teaching has been successful.

Answer to Question 2

B
Feedback:
Being told different ways to perform a new skill is confusing. The nurse should select the technique and perform it consistently each time. The child is not going to learn the technique if listening to the radio during teaching. The child is not aware of the technique and will not know how to perform the exercises. After a child has learned the one method, alternative methods can be suggested if the child is interested.