Author Question: A nurse is evaluating if the patient teaching she has completed with a patient was effective. Which ... (Read 54 times)

storky111 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nurse is evaluating if the patient teaching she has completed with a patient was effective. Which of the following would best demonstrate the effectiveness of the teaching?

A. The patient understands how to change abdominal dressing.
B. The patient acknowledges understanding of the principles of abdominal dressing change.
C. The patient correctly demonstrates an abdominal dressing change as taught.
D. The patient states the steps of the abdominal dressing change as taught.

Question 2

A patient has an infiltrated peripheral IV. The nurse knows that the primary difference between the symptoms of infiltration and phlebitis at the site of infiltration is which of the following? Select all that apply.

A. Redness
B. Swelling
C. Pallor
D. Discomfort

b614102004 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Examples of evaluating the effectiveness of teaching include having patients show how to perform a newly learned skill (e.g., self-catheterization) or asking patients to explain how they will incorporate newly ordered medications into their daily routines.

Answer to Question 2

B, C
Signs of phlebitis include pain, increased skin temperature over vein, and redness.