ATI LPN
Pharmacology and the Nursing Process 10th Edition Test Bank
Chapter 6 : Patient Education and Drug Therapy Questions
Question 1 of 5
A patient with a new prescription for a diuretic has just reviewed with the nurse how to include more potassium in her diet. This reflects learning in which domain?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The cognitive domain refers to problem-solving abilities and may involve recall and knowledge of facts. The affective domain refers to values and beliefs. The term physical does not refer to one of the learning domains. The psychomotor domain involves behaviors such as learning how to perform a procedure.
Question 2 of 5
During an admission assessment, the nurse discovers that the patient does not speak English. Which is considered the ideal resource for translation?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The nurse should communicate with the patient in the patient's native language if at all possible. If the nurse is not able to speak the patient's native language, a translator should be made available so as to prevent communication problems, minimize errors, and help boost the patient's level of trust and understanding of the nurse. In practice, this translator may be another nurse or health care professional, a nonprofessional member of the health care team, or a layperson, family member, adult friend, or religious leader or associate. However, it is best to avoid family members as translators, if possible, because of issues with bias, misinterpretation, and potential confidentiality issues.
Question 3 of 5
A 60-year-old patient is on several new medications and expresses worry that she will forget to take her pills. Which action by the nurse would be most helpful in this situation?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Calendars, pill containers, or diaries may be helpful to patients who may forget to take prescribed drugs as scheduled. The nurse must ensure that the patient knows how to use these reminder tools. Teaching coping strategies is a helpful suggestion but will not help with remembering to take medications. Asking the prescriber to reduce the number of drugs that are prescribed is not an appropriate action by the nurse. Assuring the patient that she will not forget is false reassurance by the nurse and inappropriate when education is needed.
Question 4 of 5
Which are appropriate considerations when the nurse is assessing the learning needs of a patient?
Correct Answer: A,C,D,E
Rationale: Family history is not a part of what the nurse considers when assessing learning needs. The other options are appropriate to consider when the nurse is assessing learning needs.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is teaching an older patient about the use of an incentive spirometer after surgery. Which of these age-related changes are appropriate for the nurse to consider when teaching older patients?
Correct Answer: A,C,D
Rationale: Age-related changes in older adults that may affect learning include a decreased sense of touch, decreased cognitive function, and decreased short-term memory. Sound conduction and ability to concentrate are also decreased.