Author Question: A nurse is asked about the goal of patient education. What is the nurse's best response? The goal of ... (Read 178 times)

09madisonrousseau09 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A nurse is asked about the goal of patient education. What is the nurse's best response? The goal of educating others is to help people

a. Meet standards of the Nurse Practice Act.
b. Achieve optimal levels of health.
c. Become dependent on the health care team.
d. Provide self-care only in the hospital.

Question 2

A patient says, You are the worst nurse I have ever had. Which response by the nurse is the most assertive?

a. If I were you, I'd feel grateful for a nurse like me.
b. I feel uncomfortable hearing that statement.
c. How can you say that when I have been checking on you regularly?
d. You shouldn't say things like that, it is not right.

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

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The goal of educating others about their health is to help individuals, families, or communities achieve optimal levels of health. Although all state Nurse Practice Acts acknowledge that patient teaching falls within the scope of nursing practice, this is the nurse's standard, not the goal of education. Patient education helps patients make informed decisions about their care and become healthier and more independent, not dependent. Nurses provide patients with information needed for self-care to ensure continuity of care from the hospital to the home.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Assertive responses contain I messages such as I want, I need, I think, or I feel. Giving personal opinions (If I were you) is nontherapeutic and not assertive. Arguing (How can you say that?) is not assertive or therapeutic. Showing disapproval (using words like should, good, bad, right) is not assertive or therapeutic.