A primary care NP is developing a handout to give to patients who will begin self-administering insulin. When developing this handout, the NP should:
a. provide detailed descriptions of each step in the process of injecting insulin.
b. use correct medical terminology when describing insulin self-administration.
c. provide as much factual information as possible about insulin administration.
d. address one or two educational objectives that describe what the patient will learn.
D
When developing patient education materials, it is important to limit content to one or two educational objectives and list what the patient will learn and do after reading the material. Written materials should not be too detailed but rather presented using bulleted points. When possible, material should use common words and phrases and avoid medical terms.
You might also like to view...
A nurse assesses a client who is hospitalized for botulism. The client's vital signs are temperature: 99.8 ° F (37.6 ° C), heart rate: 100 beats/min, respiratory rate: 10 breaths/min, and blood pressure: 100/62 mm Hg. Which action should the nurse take?
a. Decrease stimulation and allow the client to rest. b. Stay with the client while another nurse calls the provider. c. Increase the client's intravenous fluid replacement rate. d. Check the client's blood glucose and administer orange juice.
The nursing instructor is explaining the function of natriuretic hormone in relation to urine composition. The instructor shares that this hormone is released in response to which conditions? (Select all that apply.)
A) Fluid depletion B) Fluid overload C) Hemodilution D) Hemoconcentration E) Decreased red blood cell production
A pregnant patient learns that her fetus has a genetic anomaly that will affect cognitive and musculoskeletal development. The patient is meeting with her spouse and the nurse and wants to know what options are available to them
What is the first thing that the nurse needs to do to help this couple with decision making? A) Suggest routes to terminate pregnancy. B) Assist the couple in identifying their values. C) Analyze the opinions of extended family members. D) Explain health care options for the baby going forward.
Denhardt and Denhardt have written about the difference between leadership and management. They describe leadership as being "what energizes people" and management as:
A. "What determines a good leader from a poor leader" B. "As the ability to keep the day afloat without too many conflicts" C. "A way of working in a world of order" D. "Keeping away from conflict"