Question

) Why is it important to know the patient's learning style(s)?

2) How is awareness of learning style relate to health assessment?

3) Discuss the rationale for obtaining a family history.

4) Discuss the rationale for obtaining a systems review.

Answer 1

Ans) 1) Sternberg states that people are more motivated and perform better on activities that match their learning styles. Therefore, it is important for teachers to be aware of their students' preferred styles in order to take advantage of opportunities for student learning.

2) The awareness of individual learning styles, preferences, and strategies influences teaching by making the teacher more effective. When the teacher understands the different learning styles, they can take different approaches to assisting every student in the classroom in effectively learning the material (Wilson, 2011). If a teacher only reads the material out loud expecting the student to take good notes and then study the material, some learners in the classroom who do not have strong read/write skills will have trouble learning the material. For the learner, understanding the preferred learning style will assist in developing effective learning strategies. The VARK questionnaire is a valuable tool for assisting the learner in understanding theirpreferred learning style. After taking the questionnaire, students will better understand how they learn. They will either be visual, audio, read/write, and kinesthetic or have a mixture of these learning styles. Every student has different learning styles or different mixtures of learning stylesmaking their learning experience unique. A kinesthetic learner requires motion or physically engaging with the learning materials. Understanding unique learning styles will assist in developing effective learning strategies.

3) Rationale for obtaining a family history:

- A accurate family history will highlight diseases and conditions for a particular patient may be at increased risk E.G Diabetes, High BP.

4) Rationale for obtaining a system review:

- To evaluate the past and present health state of each body system
- Double check in case any sig data was omitted i present illness section
- Evaluate health promotion practices