Author Question: When making an assessment of the client's learning needs, the nurse will focus on which elements? ... (Read 31 times)

torybrooks · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

When making an assessment of the client's learning needs, the nurse will focus on which elements?

1. Nurse's own knowledge.
2. Client's age.
3. Client's understanding of health problem.
4. Sensory acuity.
5. Learning style.

Question 2

At the completion of a teaching session, the nurse wants to evaluate the effectiveness of instruction. In a situation where the client was learning a bandaging technique, the most effective evaluation would be:

1. Shared by the nurse and client
2. A return demonstration by the client
3. When the nurse is satisfied that the client can complete the technique
4. If the wound heals

tashiedavis420 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 2,3,5
Rationale 1: The nurse's own knowledge of common learning needs is a source of information but not part of the nurse's assessment of the client's learning needs.
Rationale 2: The client's age provides information on the person's developmental status that might indicate health teaching content and teaching approaches.
Rationale 3: The client's understanding of health problems might indicate deficient knowledge or misinformation.
Rationale 4: Sensory acuity is part of the psychomotor ability of which the nurse must be aware when planning a teaching session.
Rationale 5: Learning style identifies the client's best way to learn so that the nurse can adapt teaching accordingly.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Both the client and the nurse should evaluate the learning experience. The client can tell the nurse what was helpful and provide a demonstration that shows mastery of the skill. The nurse needs to evaluate whether the client has an understanding of the rationale behind the technique.
Rationale 2: Using only the return demonstration is one sided. The evaluation is of the bandaging technique, and it may or may not be covering a wound.
Rationale 3: Both the client and the nurse should evaluate the learning experience. The client can tell the nurse what was helpful and provide a demonstration that shows mastery of the skill. The nurse needs to evaluate whether the client has an understanding of the rationale behind the technique, understands infection control standards, and so on. Using only the return demonstration or focusing on the nurse's satisfaction with the client's performance is one sided.
Rationale 4: The evaluation is of the bandaging technique, and it may or may not be covering a wound.