Nurses Working in an Outpatient Clinic Setting Are Developing Teaching

question 27

Multiple Choice

Nurses working in an outpatient clinic setting are developing teaching strategies for clients with complex treatment requirements. Utilising the behaviourist theory of learning, these nurses will do which of the following?

• A) Convey sympathy in the nurse-client relationship.
• B) Praise the learner for correct behaviour.
• C) Provide role models of desired behaviour.
• D) Encourage the learners to establish goals.
• E) Provide sufficient practice time.
• F) Provide opportunities for learning to use trial and error.

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Definitions:

Causation

The act or process of causing something to happen or exist, establishing a relationship where one thing directly affects another.

Correlation

A metric that shows the degree to which multiple variables change in relation to one another.

Regression Discontinuity

A statistical method used to estimate the causal effect of a treatment by assigning a cutoff point and analyzing the outcomes immediately above and below that cutoff.

Type 2 Diabetes

A chronic condition that affects the way the body processes blood sugar (glucose), characterized by insulin resistance.