Rationale: The demonstration method of teaching is used to teach psychomotor skills to patients, for example, preparing a syringe, bathing an infant, crutch walking, or taking a pulse. Simulation is a useful technique for teaching problem solving, application, and independent thinking.

The nurse should make the health information more accessible to the patient. The patient is nearsighted; therefore the patient should be provided with the information in magnified fonts. Braille boards are used to educate the patients who are blind.

Patients with lower health literacy levels experience higher rates of hospitalization and emergency room use. They have overall poorer physical function, less knowledge about managing their chronic health conditions, and less participation in the healthcare decision-making process.

Which teaching approach would the nurse use when providing teaching to a patient about to undergo an emergency cardiac catheterization? The telling approach is the most appropriate when preparing a patient for an emergency procedure.

Psychomotor skills, such as taking a blood pressure and inserting an intravenous line, are activities that are movement oriented. These skills have an underlying rationale, and many of the skills require clinical reasoning to decide what the findings mean and implications for patient care.

Which nursing action is most appropriate for assessing a patient’s learning needs? Assess the patient’s health literacy.

Methods of needs assessment can be classified into seven main types, each of which can take many different forms in practice.

• Gap or discrepancy analysis.
• Reflection on action and reflection in action.
• Self assessment by diaries, journals, log books, weekly reviews.
• Peer review.
• Observation.

One of the best strategies for assessment of learning needs and readiness to learn is by questioning patients about their understanding of their conditions and treatments and what they want to learn. These questions should be open ended and probing.

The three determinants of learning that require assessment are (1) the needs of the learner, (2) the state of readiness to learn, and (3) the preferred learning styles for processing information.

Although there are many different ways to teach effectively, good instructors have several qualities in common. They are prepared, set clear and fair expectations, have a positive attitude, are patient with students, and assess their teaching on a regular basis.

Four Steps to Assess Health Literacy and Improve Patient Understanding

1. Communicate clearly. The first step in health literacy involves clear communication, which can move beyond traditional methods of talking and writing.
2. Confirm understanding.
3. Be creative.
4. Clarify and question.

EVALUATION

1. Set up an in-class situation where students will need to use English that is related to the objectives of your lesson, and then simply observe them.
2. Have students recite something (a dialog, poem, etc.)
3. After students read a short passage, ask them to tell you what the main idea was.

Listed below are 6 steps for preparing your lesson plan before your class.

1. Identify the learning objectives.
2. Plan the specific learning activities.
3. Plan to assess student understanding.
4. Plan to sequence the lesson in an engaging and meaningful manner.
5. Create a realistic timeline.
6. Plan for a lesson closure.

Evaluating teaching and learning

1. Observe return demonstrations to see whether the patient has learned the necessary psychomotor skills for a task.
2. Ask the patient to restate instructions in his or her own words.
3. Ask the patient questions to see whether there are areas of instruction that need reinforcing or re-teaching,

Authentic assessment strategies, such as portfolios, performances, and exhibitions, allow students to showcase their talents and what they have learned in a course in creative manner. Many teachers are now also experimenting with self-evaluationand peer-evaluation.

The different tools and techniques used in classroom assessment are the following ;  Observation,  Self Reporting,  Testing;  Anecdotal Records,  Check Lists,  Rating Scale, OBSERVATION From the earliest history of scientific activity, observation has been the prevailing methods of inquiry.

6 Types of assessment to use in your classroom

• Diagnostic assessment. Let’s say you’re starting a lesson on two-digit multiplication.
• Formative assessment.
• Summative assessment.
• Ipsative assessments.
• Norm-referenced assessments.
• Criterion-referenced assessments.

7 Mindful Assessment Tools

• Quick Summaries. Students can be asked to summarize important lessons or concepts.
• Open-Ended Questions.
• Student Interviews.
• Daily Learning Journals.
• Peer Teaching.
• Quick-Draw Showdown.
• Self-Grading.
• Transform the Test.