To Assess a Patient's Readiness to Learn Before Planning Teaching

question 15

Multiple Choice

To assess a patient's readiness to learn before planning teaching activities, which question should the nurse ask?

• A) "What kind of work and leisure activities do you do?"
• B) "What information do you think you need right now?"
• C) "Do you have any religious beliefs that are inconsistent with the treatment?"
• D) "Can you describe the types of activities that help you learn new information?"

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Definitions:

Heuristic

A problem-solving strategy or mental shortcut that allows people to solve problems and make judgments quickly and efficiently.

Language-like Skills

The abilities related to the use and understanding of complex systems of communication that resemble human language, including syntax, grammar, and the conveyance of abstract concepts.

Grammatical Rules

Guidelines in a language that dictate how words and phrases should be structured to convey clear and correct meaning.

Functional Fixedness

A mental shortcut that restricts an individual to employing an item solely in its conventional manner, obstructing innovative thinking and the ability to solve problems.