Which statement indicates that the nurse has a good understanding of teaching/learning?
a. "Teaching and learning can be separated."
b. "Learning is an interactive process that promotes teaching."
c. "Learning consists of a conscious, deliberate set of actions designed to help the teacher."
d. "Teaching is most effective when it responds to the learner's needs."
ANS: D
Teaching is most effective when it responds to the learner's needs. It is impossible to separate teaching from learning. Teaching is an interactive process that promotes learning. Teaching consists of a conscious, deliberate set of actions that help individuals gain new knowledge, change attitudes, adopt new behaviors, or perform new skills.
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