The nurse is teaching a preschool child with a cognitive impairment how to throw a ball overhand. What teaching strategy should the nurse use for this child?
a. Demonstrate how to throw a ball overhand.
b. Explain the reason for throwing a ball overhand.
c. Show pictures of children throwing balls overhand.
d. Explain to the child how to throw the ball overhand.
ANS: A
Children with cognitive impairment have a deficit in discrimination, which means that concrete ideas are much easier to learn effectively than abstract ideas. Therefore, demonstration is preferable to verbal explanation, and the nurse should direct learning toward mastering a skill rather than understanding the scientific principles underlying a procedure. Demonstrating how to throw the ball is the best teaching strategy.
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