14 Jan cognitive learning

Question 1. What is the single most important goal of the nurse as educator? (Points : 5)

To prepare the client for self-care management

To determine the trends in the delivery of high-quality care

To understand the forces affecting nurses’ responsibilities in practice

To maintain the client’s sense of value and self-worth

Question 2. The broad purposes, benefits, and goals of the teaching-learning process are (Points : 5)

to predetermine client outcomes to accomplish the goals of care.

to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of practice.

to ensure client/family compliance with therapeutic regimens.

to increase the competence and confidence of the learner.

Question 3. Which statement concerning nurses as educators is false? (Points : 5)

It is predicted that the growth of managed care will impact negatively on the nurse’s responsibility for health education of clients.

During the past few decades, client and staff teaching have begun to be recognized as independent nursing functions.

Nurses must be prepared to teach colleagues, staff and students effectively.

The role of the nurse as educator has changed from a disease-oriented approach to a health-promotion approach

Question 4. Which step is not included in the education process? (Points : 5)

Modifying learner behavior through counseling and psychotherapy

Conducting an assessment of client needs, readiness to learn, and learning styles

Developing a teaching plan based on mutually predetermined outcomes as objectives

Choosing methods and tools to convey information in a manner that the learner can understand

Question 5. How is learning best defined? (Points : 5)

The gap in knowledge that exists between a desired level of performance and the actual level of performance

A change in behavior that can be observed or measured

An outcome by which learners demonstrate more confidence in what they are expected to do

The manner by which an individual perceives and processes information

Question 6 In addition to giving information, according to the principles of teaching and learning, all nurses should be prepared to (Points : 5)

assess learning needs, readiness, and styles.

determine whether the information has been received and understood.

revise the approach to teaching if the client does not comprehend the information.

All of the above.

Question 7. When comparing nursing process and education process, the education process focuses on: (Points : 5)

the physical and psychosocial needs of patients

changing knowledge, skills, attitudes and values

quality outcomes

meeting patient needs

Question 8.Which are two ways to decrease a behavior or response? (Points : 5)

Avoidance conditioning and escape conditioning

Punishment and nonreinforcement

Positive reinforcement and punishment

Punishment and escape conditioning

Question 9. In comparing the nursing process to the education process, which statement is false? (Points : 5)

The nursing process appraises physical and psychosocial needs, while the education process ascertains cognitive needs of the individual.

Both processes focus on mutual goal setting as well as a partnership in establishing objectives to meet the needs of the client.

Carrying out nursing interventions is done in the implementation phase of the nursing process, and performing the act of teaching is done in the implementation phase of the education process.

Determining the extent of physical and psychosocial care required constitutes the evaluation phase of the nursing process, and determining which instructional methods and tools are best constitutes the evaluation phase of the education process.

Question 10. Which learning theory is described by the idea to change behavior, change a person’s subjective feelings about the self. (Points : 5)

Psychodynamic

humanistic

behaviorist

cognitive

Question 11 Which learning theory is described by the idea to change behavior, change a person’s perceptions and thoughts? (Points : 5)

Psychodynamic

humanistic

behaviorist

cognitive

Question 12. Deliberate interventions that involve sharing information and experiences to meet learner outcomes are known as: (Points : 5)

the education process

learning

information processing

teaching/instruction

Question 13. Which of the following is not a perspective within cognitive theory? (Points : 5)

Systematic desensitization

Social constructivism

Information-processing

Developmental

Question 14. The primary role of nurse educators is to: (Points : 5)

prepare a competent nursing force

improve patient outcomes and decrease hospital readmission

provide optimum patient education

ensure quality nursing care

Question 15. A number of hospitals train or orient recently hired staff by having the new staff member work closely with an experienced staff member who serves as a role model for practicing desirable nursing skills. Which learning theory is being used in this scenario? (Points : 5)

humanistic

psychodynamic

cognitive

social learning

Question 16. With which learning theory individuals to be motivated, individuals need to be in a state of deprivation; there needs to be something that they want. Thus, giving children everything they want when they want it may undermine their motivation to perform (Points : 5)

humanistic

psychodynamic

cognitive

behaviorist

Question 17. Which of the following actions would not enhance the permanence of learning? (Points : 5)

utilizing the new skill

reinforcing the information

the nurse is called away during the teaching

relate previous experiences to the learner

Question 18.1 Both patients and staff are fond of Dr. Cara. She consistently appears attuned to people’s feelings, and she encourages terminally ill patients and their families to get in touch with their feelings and to discover personal growth and learning from their experiences. (Points : 5)

humanistic

behaviorist

cognitive

social learning

Question 19. When learning a new motor skill, the learner completes the skill and is praised by the nurse. This type of feedback is described as: (Points : 5)

intrinsic

extrinsic

follow-up

outcome

Question 20 Learning that is directed by the individual learner where information is received, interpreted and reorganized is known as: (Points : 5)

information processing

cognitive learning

discrimination learning

stimulus generalization