A nurse is teaching diabetic self-care in a small group. Which of ...

[Arii_bell]

A nurse is teaching diabetic self-care in a small group. Which of the following is the most important action for the nurse to take?
 
  a. Assess group needs each day before beginning
  b. Create new and innovative teaching approaches for each session
  c. Implement the most effective teaching methods
  d. Listen carefully to understand participants' issues

Question 2

A nurse begins to collect information about a particular health problem from community residents. Which of the following potential problems would most likely arise?
 
  a. Residents might become suspicious about why the nurse needs this information.
  b. Residents might believe the nurse is becoming intrusive in their personal lives.
  c. Residents might wonder why they are being asked about the problem when previous surveys may also have asked about the same problem.
  d. Residents might begin to expect service to be given to address the problem.

[kswal303]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Listening is the first phase and is essential to understanding the issues. Assessing group needs, creating new teaching approaches, and implementing effective teaching methods can be completed after listening to the issues of the participants.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Although the process of needs assessment can indicate strengths and weaknesses, it can also raise expectations for new services to address problems. It is also possible that this data collection may cause residents to become suspicious and wonder why this data collection is necessary. However, in most cases, this is not problematic. The problem will arise if residents expect that services will be provided when they may not.

[Arii_bell]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[emsimon14]

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