The nurse is preparing to teach Foley insertion techniques to a group of graduate nurses. Which of the following teaching-learning strategies would the nurse find most useful in teaching this skill?

Question

a. Concept mapping
b. Simulation
c. Role playing
d. Literature review

Answer 1

ANS: B
Simulated experiences enable the student to apply previously learned content in a safe and realistic environment that allows time for questioning, clarifying, and feedback. Students develop confidence in providing direct nursing care. The concept map as a way to organize and visualize data to identify relationships and solve problems. Role-play strategies involve assigning learners to different roles based on expected outcomes in a particular setting. Other learners and facilitators observe the role playing, and then all are involved in the debriefing or discussion of the scenario. As with simulation, this approach allows learners to interact in a safe, controlled environment. Because critical thinking cannot occur about subjects that are unknown, a review of literature may foster this type of thinking by addressing knowledge deficits.