There are nine steps in instructing others to promote effective education. A nurse is working with a group of clients with diabetes and is teaching a class on avoiding the long-term effects of diabetes
The nurse begins the class by reviewing the basic physiology of diabetes, which was taught the week before. This nurse is using which of the nine steps?
1. Stimulating recall of prior learning
2. Gaining attention
3. Presenting the material
4. Providing learning guidance
ANS: 1
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