Assessment of patient learning is a required element of patient education. However, shorter patient stays make this step challenging, and we tend to evaluate learning immediately after teaching

Question

However, this may not be the most accurate time for evaluation of learning. Choose the statement that best explains why. a. It takes time to truly incorporate what is learned, so immediate evaluation is not as accurate.
b. The nurse will not have time to evaluate immediately after teaching.
c. The patient will be too tired to participate in the evaluation.
d. That would be too much information at one time.

Answer 1

A
For learning to have occurred, the patient must incorporate the learned behavior into his or her life. Assessment of the patient's learning is often completed at the time the teaching is done, yet in reality an assessment done a day or two later may be a better indicator of the retention and in-corporation of new information or behavior changes.