Chapter 2: The Nurse’s Role in Maternity, Women’s Health, and PediatricNursing Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which principle of teaching should the nurse use to ensure learning in a familysituation? ANS: A Feedback A Praise and positive reinforcement are particularly important when a family is trying to master a frustratingtask, such as breastfeeding. B Learning is enhanced when the teaching is structured to present the simple tasks before the complex material. C Even though a family may understand English fairly well, they may not understand the medical terminologyor slang terms. A lively discussion stimulates more learning than a a. Motivate the family with praise and positive reinforcement. b. Present complex subject material first, while the family is alert and ready to learn. c. Families should be taught by using medical jargon so they will be able to understand the technical language used by physicians. d. Learning is best accomplished using the lecture format.