A Nursing Instructor Needs to Evaluate Students' Abilities to Synthesize

question 8

Multiple Choice

A nursing instructor needs to evaluate students' abilities to synthesize data and identify relationships between nursing diagnoses.Which learning assignment is best suited for this instructor's needs?

• A) Concept mapping
• B) Reflective journaling
• C) Reading assignment with a written summary
• D) Lecture and discussion

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Definitions:

Verbal Tasks

Cognitive tasks involving language, such as speaking, reading, and writing, used to assess linguistic skills and brain function.

Motor Tasks

Activities that require the brain to plan and execute movements, often involving coordination and strength.

Fear Conditioning

Conditioned emotional response between a neutral stimulus and an unpleasant event, such as a shock, that results in a learned association.

Amygdala

The part of the brain that participates in species-typical behaviors, emotion, and emotional memory. From the Greek word for almond, reflecting the general shape in the medial temporal lobe.