A health promotion program was offered at a local school. Immediately after the program, the nurse gave a posttest to evaluate what the children learned.
The nurse was measuring:

The objective that is not written appropriately for the program according to Bloom’s taxonomy is choice B. know how to take their blood pressure.

Bloom’s taxonomy is a framework for categorizing educational goals and objectives into different levels of complexity and specificity.

Objectives should be written using action verbs that describe observable and measurable behaviors.

In this case, the verb “know” in choice B is not an action verb and does not describe an observable or measurable behavior.

Instead, the objective could be rewritten using an action verb such as “demonstrate” or “perform” to make it more appropriate.

For example: “The participants will demonstrate how to take their blood pressure.”

Choices A, C, and D all use appropriate action verbs (identify, list, and describe) and are written appropriately according to Bloom’s taxonomy.

The Rapid Estimates of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) is a screening instrument used to assess an adult patient’s ability to read common medical words and lay terms for body parts and medical illnesses.

It is designed to help medical professionals estimate a patient’s literacy level so that appropriate patient education materials or oral instructions may be used.

Choice B is not what the REALM assesses.

Choice C is not what the REALM assesses.

Choice D is not what the REALM assesses.