A nurse is working for a public health department as the community health educator. Which of the following is a potential barrier that a nurse may experience?
a. Working with clients with a low literacy level
b. Memorizing the information that is to be taught
c. Having a limited vocabulary
d. Lacking knowledge about how to gain participation
ANS: D
Educators may lack knowledge about how to gain participation. Participation can be fostered by asking open-ended questions, inviting participation, and planning small-group activities whereby a person responds based on the group rather than presenting his own information. Clients with low literacy levels and limited vocabularies are considered to be a learner-related barrier, not a barrier of the educator. Memorizing the information to teach may cause problems with the presentation but would not be a barrier for the educator.
DIF: Cognitive level: Applying REF: pp. 364-365
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