A nurse on a cardiac care unit performs client education at many different points during clients' treatment

Question

However, the nurse has recently been assigned to teach a formal, group education series for adults who have undergone recent cardiac bypass graft surgery. When preparing to provide formal teaching, the nurse should: A) Ensure that all teaching materials are no higher than a third grade reading level
B) Divide the learners into small groups based on their culture of origin
C) Create a learning plan that identifies specific learning outcomes and learning activities
D) Have the learners teach one another the material rather than the nurse presenting it directly to the group

Answer 1

C
Feedback:
Formal teaching necessitates a learning plan. Without a plan, teaching becomes haphazard. Materials must be broadly accessible, but a third grade reading level is a standard that is too low to convey many important teaching points. It is not normally appropriate to divide groups according to culture or ethnicity. Participant-to-participant teaching can be effective but it should not wholly replace instruction from the nurse.