Answer to Question 1
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Learning is facilitated by material that is logically organized and proceeds from the simple to the complex. This helps the learner comprehend new information, apply it to previous learning, and form new understandings. Naming the pills by color and size and dosing time helps the client move from that level to learning what each medication is for and why he is taking it-simple to complex.
Rationale 2: Learning generic and trade names is memorization and may not make sense for this client.
Rationale 3: Filling a pill box or bar is not helping the client learn about his meds, it merely puts them into an order without information.
Rationale 4: Nurses must rely on their own creativity and resourcefulness-not depend on physician input.
Answer to Question 2
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Clients who struggle with rules or following prescribed courses of treatment are not motivated to learn the best reason for their particular plan of action. They may be bucking the system.
Rationale 2: The client who is already waiting to go home may be motivated for that, but not to the extent of being ready to learn how to achieve this end.
Rationale 3: Motivation is the desire to learn and influences how quickly and to what extent a person learns. It is generally greatest when a person recognizes a need and believes the need will be met through learning. The client who is excited to learn about his prosthesis understands that learning about it will help take his recovery to a high level.