A nurse is teaching a patient about hypertension. In which order ...

[ereecah]

A nurse is teaching a patient about hypertension. In which order from first to last will the nurse implement the steps of the teaching process?
 
  1. Set mutual goals for knowledge of hypertension.
  2. Teach what the patient wants to know about hypertension.
  3. Assess what the patient already knows about hypertension.
  4. Evaluate the outcomes of patient education for hypertension.
  a. 1, 3, 2, 4
  b. 2, 3, 1, 4
  c. 3, 1, 2, 4
  d. 3, 2, 1, 4

Question 2

A nurse is teaching a patient with a risk for hypertension how to take a blood pressure. Which action by the nurse is the priority?
 
  a. Assess laboratory results for high cholesterol and other data.
  b. Identify that teaching is the same as the nursing process.
  c. Perform nursing care therapies to address hypertension.
  d. Focus on a patient's learning needs and objectives.

[kaillie]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Assessment is the first step of any teaching session, then diagnosing, planning (goals), implementation, and evaluation.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The teaching process focuses on the patient's learning needs, motivation, and ability to learn; writing learning objectives and goals is also included. Nursing and teaching processes are not the same. Assessing laboratory results for high cholesterol and performing nursing care therapies are all components of the nursing process, not the teaching process.

[ereecah]

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[kthug]

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