A nurse is working with a group of clients diagnosed with diabetes and is teaching a class about avoiding the long-term effects of diabetes
The nurse begins the class by reviewing the basic physiology of diabetes, which was taught the week before. Which of the following principles of effective education is the nurse using?
a. Stimulating recall of prior learning
b. Gaining attention
c. Presenting the material
d. Providing learning guidance
ANS: A
The educator should have the learners recall previous knowledge related to the topic of interest. The principle of gaining attention should have been applied as the program started the week be-fore. Recall should be done before new material is presented and before learning guidance is pro-vided.
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