Problem
• A brief essay describing a time in your life when you were in need of motivational counseling (e.g., underachievement in school and sports, unsatisfactory relationships with friends or family, spiritual or emotional distress). Identify a person who was supportive and helpful to you during this time, describing the personal qualities and counseling strategies that were most effective. Then, develop a list of qualities and counseling strategies that will equip nurses to counsel effectively.
• Describe how you would evaluate the following types of learning for a patient:
Formulate a teaching plan including the necessary documentation that takes into account health literacy for the following patients:
o A woman recovering from a stroke needs to learn how to take her pulse before being discharged.
o A diabetic patient needs to know the effects of diet on his condition.
o A patient needs to be able to self-inject medication.
o A new mother needs to learn how to bathe her infant before going home from the hospital.