Chapter 9

• (3) ultimate goals of patient education?

  illness prevention, wellness promotion, health restoration
• Nurses teach their patients about what (3) things?

  disease, surgery, self care
• what is one of the most important roles of the nurse?

  patient education
• nurses preform patient education in __ setting?

  every
• before discharge, patients must be taught what?

  home self care
• “Attain healthy, thriving lives and well-being free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death" is an example of?

  healthy people 2030 goals
• Discharge planning requires __ to meet the patient’s ongoing needs at home?

  looking ahead
• when does discharge planning begin?

  admission
• __ occurs when the patient is at an optimal level of readiness to learn and apply a particular piece of information?

  teaching moment
• teaching & discharge planning are __ processes?

  ongoing
• learning achieved visually, through what they see?

  visual learning
• learning that is acheived aurally, through what they hear?

  auditory learning
• learning achieved kinesthetically, by actually performing a task or handling items?


  kinesthetic learning
• although each method of learning may be used, one is usually __ ?

  dominant
• because many people do not know how they learn best, it is important to use __ of different ways?

  variety
• although the teaching is done with the dominant method of learning, it should be __ with other methods?

  reinforced
• during the education session what should you do because it can give hints on how the pt learns best?

  listen to responses
• learning can be categorized in __?

  domains
• domain where the learner takes in and processes information by listening to or reading the material?

  cognitive domain
• domain where the material is presented in a way that is appealing to the learner’s beliefs, feelings, and values?

  affective domain
• domain where the learner processes the information by performing an action or carrying out a task?

  psychomotor domain
• To prepare a patient education plan, you must first know what the patient needs to __?

  learn
• when complex education is provided to the patient, what is provided first?

  basic survival skills
• after discharge, what is taught in group or private sessions?

  advanced teaching
• making a list of learning needs & __ them?

  prioritize
• where do you place the identified learning needs?

  patients care plan
• Before beginning to teach, you must assess for factors that may?

  interfere w ability to learn
• Conditions that can affect the learning process?

  poor vision, impaired motor function, illeteracy, impaired cognition
• barriers for the teacher include?

  limited time, lack of space or privacy
• situational factors that interfere w. learning?

  pain, nausea, fatigue, overwhelmed
• 3 things to do to attempt to reduce situational factors that interfere w/ learning include?

  meds, calm manner, DND sign
• __ Plays a large role in effective learning?

  motivtion
• what is often a motivating factor influencing a pt's readiness to learn?

  independence, comfort of home
• to help influence a pt readiness to lean, work with them to show the __ of learning what they need to know?

  advantages
• Patient education sessions will be more successful if the patient is __ and __ and there is a __of interruptions?

  comfortable, rested, minimum
• a problem statement that can be used for helping a pt w/ learning needs?

  insufficient knowledge
• __ and__ go much farther than negativity in promoting needed learning?

  praise, encourage
• praise & encouragement can help stregthen a pt's __?

  self confidence
• patient education may need to be broken down to what?

  small steps
• what is included in documenting pt knowledge/learning?

  knowledge deficit with dates, teacher