A nurse is utilizing the cognitive domain of learning to teach a patient about the prevention of inflammation.
Which of the following is an appropriate goal for this patient?

Patient will check his blood sugar every day until his follow-up appointment.

Patient will discuss their feelings about required dietary changes (anti inflammatory diet) by discharge.

Patient will state 3 ways to avoid his known triggers (cat dander and pollen) by the end of the shift.

Patient will demonstrate proper use of inhaler by end of the shift.

Answer and Explanation

The Correct Answer is C

This is because the cognitive domain of learning involves knowledge and understanding of information. By stating 3 ways to avoid his triggers, the patient demonstrates that he has learned and comprehended the information about prevention of inflammation.

Choice A is wrong because it belongs to the psychomotor domain of learning, which reflects learning behavior achieved through neuromuscular motor activities. Checking blood sugar is a physical skill, not a cognitive one.

Choice B is wrong because it belongs to the affective domain of learning, which characterizes the emotional arena reflected by learners’ beliefs, values and interests.

Discussing feelings about dietary changes is an affective outcome, not a cognitive one.

Choice D is wrong because it also belongs to the psychomotor domain of learning, as it involves demonstrating proper use of inhaler, which is another physical skill.

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Correct Answer is C

Explanation

This action is intended to prevent a sentinel event, which is a patient safety event that results in death, permanent harm, or severe temporary harm. A sentinel event is a serious adverse event that signals the need for immediate investigation and response. Removing the wrong arm would be a devastating and irreversible outcome for the patient and the health care provider.

Choice A is wrong because the lack of healing of the stump is not a sentinel event. It is a possible complication of amputation that may be related to the natural course of the patient’s illness or underlying condition.

Choice B is wrong because ineffective control of the client’s pain is not a sentinel event. It is a quality of care issue that may affect the patient’s comfort and recovery, but it does not result in death, permanent harm, or severe temporary harm.

Choice D is wrong because the client being mildly sedated is not a sentinel event. It is a level of anesthesia that may be appropriate for some types of surgery, but it does not result in death, permanent harm, or severe temporary harm.

A. Encouraging the client to increase intake of foods that contain high fat to increase GI motility. B. Encouraging the client to increase solid food intake to promote peristalsis. C. Encouraging the client to increase intake of foods that contain fiber. D. Withholding food and oral fluids until intestinal mobility has returned.

Correct Answer is D

Explanation

Withholding food and oral fluids until intestinal mobility has returned. This is because the client may have postoperative ileus (POI), which is a reduction of gastrointestinal motility after abdominal surgery. POI is characterized by abdominal distension, lack of bowel sounds, accumulation of gas and fluids in the bowel, and delayed passage of flatus and stools.

Giving food and fluids to a client with POI may worsen the condition and cause complications.

Choice A is wrong because high fat foods may slow down GI motility and increase the risk of constipation.

Choice B is wrong because solid food intake may also aggravate POI and cause abdominal discomfort.

Choice C is wrong because fiber intake may increase gas production and distension in the bowel. The nurse should auscultate the abdomen for bowel sounds, and if they are present, or the client reports passing flatus, clear fluids can commence, and aperients can be administered. However, bowel sounds are not a reliable indicator of the end of POI, as they may not be associated with the time of first flatus.

Therefore, withholding food and oral fluids until intestinal mobility has returned is the most appropriate action by the nurse.

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A nurse is utilizing the cognitive domain of learning to teach a patient about the prevention of inflammation.
Which of the following is an appropriate goal for this patient?