Health Promotion and Maintenance
12. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a 16-year-old primigravida client. The client is asking questions about her neonate's care. Which methods should be used by the nurse to assist the client in learning to care for her newborn? Select all that apply.
. Relate stories of the nurse's own personal experiences.
. Provide written materials to reinforce teaching.
. Demonstrate skills to the client using her own neonate.
. Show videotapes to the parent to demonstrate skills.
. Tell her to ask her family members for advice about infant care.
Test-Taking Tip
Appropriate teaching methods include visual information such as videotapes and written materials, the kinesthetic method using the infant, and auditory materials such as a recording of discharge instructions.
Content Area: Maternity, Postpartum; Integrated Process: Teaching and Learning; Cognitive Level: Analysis; Client Need/Subneed: Health Promotion and Maintenance/Principles of Teaching and Learning
Health Promotion and Maintenance
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Answer 1 is incorrect because relating personal experiences is not an appropriate method of teaching or reinforcing learning. Answer 2 is correct because providing written materials is a suitable method for reinforcing teaching. Answer 3 is correct because demonstrating skills to the client using her own neonate is an acceptable method that involves the parent in learning skills using her own infant. Answer 4 is correct because showing videotapes to the parent is a common and appropriate method to demonstrate skills. Answer 5 is incorrect because telling her to ask her family members for advice about infant care is not an appropriate method of teaching neonatal care. Using standardized materials for instruction, providing feedback about neonatal care and answering the client's questions are appropriate methods. Simply telling the client to ask her family members does not provide instruction for the client.