Patient Education Midterm

1. How far back in history has teaching been a part of the professional nurse's role?

Mid 1800s ever since nursing was recognized as a unique practice

Only in the past few decades as part of modern nursing education.

The 21st century along with the advancements in technology.

Since ancient times when nursing first began as a profession.

Teaching has been a part of the professional nurse's role since the mid 1800s when nursing was recognized as a unique practice. The other options either exaggerate the timeline or do not accurately represent the historical context of nursing education.

Explanation

Teaching has been a part of the professional nurse's role since the mid 1800s when nursing was recognized as a unique practice. The other options either exaggerate the timeline or do not accurately represent the historical context of nursing education.

2. Which nursing organization was the first to recognize health teaching as an important function within the scope of nursing practice?

American Nurses Association (ANA)

National League of Nursing Education (NLNE) now termed the National League for Nursing (NLN)

International Council of Nurses (ICN)

National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA)

The National League of Nursing Education (NLNE), now known as the National League for Nursing (NLN), was the first to recognize health teaching as an important function within the scope of nursing practice, highlighting the organization's commitment to advancing nursing education and practice.

Explanation

The National League of Nursing Education (NLNE), now known as the National League for Nursing (NLN), was the first to recognize health teaching as an important function within the scope of nursing practice, highlighting the organization's commitment to advancing nursing education and practice.

3. What legal mandate universally includes teaching as a responsibility of nurses?

The CDC guidelines

The state NPAs. The JC mandates pt edu be taught in agencies and organizations.

The ANA Code of Ethics

The FDA regulations

The correct answer is the state NPAs because they establish the scope of practice for nurses and often include provisions for patient education. The ANA Code of Ethics, CDC guidelines, and FDA regulations do not specifically mandate teaching as a responsibility of nurses.

Explanation

The correct answer is the state NPAs because they establish the scope of practice for nurses and often include provisions for patient education. The ANA Code of Ethics, CDC guidelines, and FDA regulations do not specifically mandate teaching as a responsibility of nurses.

4. What current social, economic, and political trends make it imperative that clients and nursing staff be adequately educated?

Decreased importance of evidence-based practice.

Lack of funding in healthcare system

Decrease in technology advances

Healthy People 2010 document, pt edu achieve better $outcomes, malpractice, aging pop- self reliance, causes of m/m r/t lifestyle, demanding consumers

The correct answer highlights the importance of education in healthcare due to various factors such as patient outcomes, malpractice issues, aging population, and consumer demands. The incorrect answers do not align with the current trends affecting the need for education in healthcare.

Explanation

The correct answer highlights the importance of education in healthcare due to various factors such as patient outcomes, malpractice issues, aging population, and consumer demands. The incorrect answers do not align with the current trends affecting the need for education in healthcare.

5. What are the similarities and differences between the education process and the nursing process?

The nursing process does not involve determining behavior changes in knowledge, attitudes, and skills like the education process does.

In the education process, there is no need for assessing learning needs, readiness, and styles, unlike the nursing process.

Edu:assess learning needs/readiness/styles, teaching plan, teach, determine behavior changes in knowledge, attitudes,skills

The education process only focuses on teaching, while the nursing process primarily deals with patient care.

The education process and the nursing process both involve assessment, planning, and implementation steps, but they differ in their specific focus and outcomes. While education focuses on facilitating learning, nursing focuses on providing patient-centered care.

Explanation

The education process and the nursing process both involve assessment, planning, and implementation steps, but they differ in their specific focus and outcomes. While education focuses on facilitating learning, nursing focuses on providing patient-centered care.

6. What are 3 major barriers to teaching and 3 major obstacles to learning?

Language barriers, cultural differences, teacher's knowledge

Lack of curriculum, lack of support, lack of interest

Lack of resources, technology, student's attitude

Time, incompetence, motivation/skill of nurse, prev low priority, environ.|| time, stress of illness, low lit/fxnal health lit, extent changes needed

The correct answer lists both barriers to teaching (time, incompetence, motivation/skill of nurse...) and obstacles to learning (time, stress of illness, low lit/fxnal health lit...). The incorrect answers do not cover the range of barriers and obstacles provided in the correct response.

Explanation

The correct answer lists both barriers to teaching (time, incompetence, motivation/skill of nurse...) and obstacles to learning (time, stress of illness, low lit/fxnal health lit...). The incorrect answers do not cover the range of barriers and obstacles provided in the correct response.

7. What common factor serves as both a barrier to education and as an obstacle to learning?

Technology

Motivation

Money

TIME

Time constraints hinder the ability to dedicate sufficient time to studying and learning, which can serve as a major barrier to education and learning.

Explanation

Time constraints hinder the ability to dedicate sufficient time to studying and learning, which can serve as a major barrier to education and learning.

8. What is the current status of research- and non-research-based evidence pertaining to education?

Non-existent, as research in education is not considered a priority.

Limited, as all relevant information has already been discovered.

Overwhelming, making it difficult to navigate through all the available data.

It's extensive, much more needs to be done esp on how to assess motivation

The correct answer highlights that while there is extensive research and evidence in education, there is still more work needed in specific areas like assessing motivation. The incorrect options present extreme or inaccurate views to mislead test-takers.

Explanation

The correct answer highlights that while there is extensive research and evidence in education, there is still more work needed in specific areas like assessing motivation. The incorrect options present extreme or inaccurate views to mislead test-takers.

9. Which organizations legislate, regulate, and provide standards to ensure the protection of human rights in matters of health care?

AMA, FDA, NIH

Kant-deon-individual rights. Mill-teleo-greater good.national-IRBPHS-protection of human subjects, ANA Code of Ethics, AHA,CMS. state- npa's profess- private-

WHO, UNICEF, CDC

NATO, IMF, ICC

The correct answer includes organizations such as IRBPHS, ANA Code of Ethics, AHA, and CMS, which legislate, regulate, and provide standards for the protection of human rights in healthcare. Options like WHO, UNICEF, CDC, AMA, FDA, and NIH play important roles in health-related matters but do not primarily focus on legislating and regulating human rights in healthcare.

Explanation

The correct answer includes organizations such as IRBPHS, ANA Code of Ethics, AHA, and CMS, which legislate, regulate, and provide standards for the protection of human rights in healthcare. Options like WHO, UNICEF, CDC, AMA, FDA, and NIH play important roles in health-related matters but do not primarily focus on legislating and regulating human rights in healthcare.