A nurse who works in a diabetes clinic has been asked to help a 12-year-old male patient learn to give his own insulin injections
The nurse demonstrates the technique on a teaching manikin and then asks the patient to demonstrate the task on the manikin while providing assistance. Which teaching approach did the nurse use? a. Entrusting
b. Telling
c. Participating
d. Reinforcing
A
The entrusting approach provides the patient the opportunity to manage self-care. The patient accepts responsibilities and correctly performs the task while a nurse observes the patient's progress and remains available for assistance. Telling involves explicit instructions with no feedback. Participating involves mutual goal setting with the patient helping decide the content. Reinforcing is using a stimulus that increases the probability of a response.
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