Patient Education

The nurse is caring for a 55-year-old female patient who is scheduled for a Venous Doppler examination. Which of the following instructions will likely be on the patient instruction sheet?

The nurse teaching the patient with major depressive disorder taking tranylcypromine (Parnate) about necessary diet modifications. Which food, if selected by the patient, indicates a need for further teaching?  

The nurse is providing medication teaching to a patient receiving lithium for management of bipolar disorder. The nurse instructs the patient to take in similar levels of which nutrient each day?

The 7-year-old patient presents to the emergency department with croup and is admitted. The nurse informs the patient's parents that the patient will be placed in a room filled with mist for which purpose?

At a well-child visit, the nurse recommends which type of play to encourage development of the toddler’s gross motor skills?

The nurse is teaching a 50-year-old patient with rheumatoid arthritis self-care and management of the condition. Which morning activity does the nurse recommend to the patient to facilitate further activities?

The nurse is caring for a 38-year-old G2P1 patient diagnosed with iron-deficiency anemia. The nurse recommends which drink choice to improve absorption of the ordered iron supplements?

The nurse is instructing the nursing student on indwelling urinary catheterization. Which statement does the nurse include in the teaching? 

​The nurse is supervising the care of the patient prior to a surgical procedure who has been ordered to receive a clear liquid diet. Which food item, if provided to the patient by the unlicensed assistive personnel, prompts the nurse to intervene with further education? 

Following a minor abdominal surgical procedure, the patient is complaining of abdominal discomfort when coughing. Which nursing intervention is most important?

Which information does the nurse provide to the patient scheduled to receive intravenous cyclophosphamide for stage III breast cancer regarding hair loss? 

The nurse is caring for a 50-year-old male patient with osteoarthritis who is prescribed a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug for pain. Which instruction does the nurse provide to the patient?

The nurse is caring for a 20-year-old female patient who reports severe dysmenorrheal pain that is not relieved with NSAIDs. The nurse recommends which intervention?

The nurse is providing teaching to the patient who suffered third degree burns two weeks ago to the bilateral anterior legs and anterior lower abdomen. Which statement by the patient indicates an understanding of the teaching? 

The nurse is providing dietary education to a patient with nephrotic syndrome. Which dietary change does the nurse counsel the patient to make?

The patient with pneumonia who has been taking PO azithromycin for four days contacts the clinic to report itching and burning in her vagina. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

The 3-year-old patient is diagnosed with atopic dermatitis. The nurse provides information to the parents about which condition(s) the patient is likely to experience as he ages? Select all that apply. 

The nurse is teaching a patient how to walk with a cane following a cerebrovascular accident that left the patient with right-sided weakness. Which action by the patient indicates the teaching was effective?

The nurse has counseled the patient who has been admitted for an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease about the dangers of smoking tobacco. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching? 

The patient with major depressive disorder has been prescribed a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI). The nurse has educated the patient on dietary restrictions that are required while taking an MAOI. Which statement by the patient indicates further teaching is required?

The woman who is 32-weeks-pregnant presents to a prenatal appointment reporting irregular contractions that occur a few times per day. Upon assessment, the patient's cervix is noted to be closed, long, and high. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate? 

The patient who underwent an upper gastrointestinal radiographic study requires which post-procedure instruction?

The nurse is providing education to a patient with localized shingles. Which statement by the patient indicates the teaching was effective?

The patient’s stool sample is positive for Entamoeba histolytica. The nurse plans education about which class of medication for this patient?

A first-time mother brings in her one-year-old daughter for a check-up. Which assessment finding requires further investigation?

Which statement by a patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus indicates understanding of teaching about the recommended diet?

Which statement by a patient recently diagnosed with congestive heart failure indicates an understanding of the teaching provided by the nurse?

Which statement by the family member of a patient who has Guillain-Barré Syndrome indicates that they understand the nurse’s teaching on the disease process?

Which statement by the patient with placenta accreta indicates they understand the nurse’s teaching?

The patient tells the nurse “I drink three cups of black coffee a day. Is that okay?” Which response by the nurse is best?

Which question by the student nurse assessing a potentially suicidal patient requires prompt correction by the supervising nurse?

The nurse is providing education to the parents of a child with nephrotic syndrome. Which statement indicates an understanding of the teaching?

The patient receiving thyroid supplementation for hypothyroidism reports insomnia, fatigue, tachycardia, and headache. Which statement by the nurse is appropriate?

The neonate born at 41 weeks gestation is diagnosed with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN). Which information does the nurse give the mother about this condition?

Place the nursing interventions for a 16-year-old patient in the hospital for severe malnutrition and depression with a history of falls in order from highest priority to lowest priority.

The grandparents of a baby in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU) ask the nurse about the age of another baby. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

The patient with malignant hypertension has suffered from a transient ischemic attack. He asks the nurse if he can continue taking his St. John’s wort for depression. Which answer by the nurse is most appropriate?

The nurse is providing discharge instructions and education to a patient with stomach cancer who is interested in alternative/complementary medicine. Which low-risk therapies does the nurse include in the discussion? Select all that apply.

The patient reports an interest in using a herbal supplement to help with his depression. The nurse discusses herbal supplements with the patient based on which understanding of the nurse’s role in alternative and complementary medicine?

The patient with cervical cancer has an implanted sealed internal radiation device. The nurse provides which instruction to the patient?

The patient with tears of the right medial meniscus asks the nurse about the use of therapeutic massage. Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

The nurse is providing dietary education for a patient with chronic alcoholism complicated by iron deficiency anemia and Wernicke encephalopathy. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching?

The nurse is teaching a nursing student about hand washing. Which statement by the nursing student indicates understanding of the teaching?

Which statement by the patient indicates an understanding of the nurse’s teaching about Buck’s traction?

During a lumbar puncture, which event warrants immediate intervention by the nurse?

Which statement by the patient who has recently undergone a radical mastectomy indicates they understand teaching by the nurse?

Which statement by a patient newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus indicates understanding of the nurse’s discharge teaching?

Which statement by the patient with acute kidney injury (AKI) requires correction by the nurse?

Which statement by the patient with systolic heart failure indicates an understanding of discharge teaching?

Which statement by the patient being prepared for a coronary angiogram indicates an understanding of the nurse’s teaching on the procedure?