WorksheetsPatient Teaching Pretest
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Three common learning styles are visual, auditory, and kinesthetic.
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Many factors affect learning, including the environment, patient comfort, patient readiness, primary language of the patient, and the patient’s sensory impairments.
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Even if a patient can speak and understand some English, it is best to arrange for a professional or certified interpreter with some understanding of medical terminology. Avoid using family members, especially children, as the interpreter.
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When you determine what patients need to learn, you are assessing knowledge deficits. You can evaluate how well your patient learned by asking questions, requesting a summary of what he or she learned, and asking the patient to perform a return demonstration of a skill.
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Reliable Internet sites for health-care information generally end with “.edu,” “.gov,” and “.org.” Blogs and commercial sites selling miracle products usually are not reliable sources of information.
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Your patient says that he is a hands-on learner, not a book learner. You understand his primary learning style to be:
auditory
visual
mixed
kinesthetic
Because you know your patient’s primary learning style is auditory, your teaching will be presented:
verbally only; he will learn best if you just tell him what you want him to do.
by video so that he can see and hear the information as it is presented.
in a variety of ways; verbally explain, give written information and videos if available, and demonstrate as you explain.
as a demonstration only; he will learn best if you just show him what you want him to do.
As you prepare to teach your patient how to take his pulse, which of the following will be of concern to you?
The patient’s primary language is not English.
The patient is not wearing his glasses or his hearing aid.
There is a large amount of clutter in the room.
The patient is experiencing a significant amount of discomfort.
The patient does not believe he needs any heart medications.
Which is an example of reinforcing previous teaching about a heart attack?
Explaining for a third time to the patient about heart damage after a heart attack.
Introducing information about the cause of a heart attack for the first time and leaving handouts for him to read.
Asking the patient to explain to you what he wants to know about his heart attack.
Which nursing intervention is LEAST appropriate for teaching a patient about a low-salt diet?
Explain why the patient needs to restrict salt in her diet.
Present a short lecture on the effects of excess salt in the body.
Discuss information in a simple-to-complex format.
Frequently praise the patient or give encouraging feedback.
