The nurse, planning an educational session for adult clients, should include which andragogic concepts?
1. People move from dependence to independence with maturity.
2. Previous experiences can be used as a resource for learning.
3. Learning is related to an immediate need or problem.
4. Learning is reinforced by prompt feedback.
5. Adults are oriented to learning when the material is useful sometime in the future.
Correct Answer: 1,2,3,4
Rationale 1: An andragogic concept about adult learners is that as people mature, they move from dependence to independence.
Rationale 2: An andragogic concept about adult learners is that an adult's previous experiences can be used as a resource for learning.
Rationale 3: An andragogic concept about adult learners is that learning is related to an immediate need or problem.
Rationale 4: An andragogic concept about adult learning is that learning is reinforced by prompt feedback.
Rationale 5: An andragogic concept about adult learning is that an adult is more oriented to learning when the material is useful immediately, and not sometime in the future.
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