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Health Literacy And Patient Education

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Question 1
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Multiple Choice

The unique ability of the patient to understand and integrate health-related knowledge is known as:

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A

health literacy.

B

formal patient education.

C

informal patient education.

D

primary education.

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Question 2
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Multiple Choice

The patient is reportedly well educated and employed as an engineer, but is struggling to comprehend terms found in health-related literature given to explain his disease process. This is evidence of:

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A

low literacy.

B

psychomotor dysfunction.

C

affective domain deficiency.

D

low health literacy.

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Question 3
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Multiple Choice

To teach effectively, nurses must recognize that:

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A

age and socioeconomic status play a large role in understanding.

B

90% of Americans possess rudimentary literary skills.

C

the ability to comprehend is a very new concept in health care.

D

most health care teaching is effective and understood.

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Question 4
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Multiple Choice

As the health care community explores the concept of health literacy, many organizations recognize that:

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A

consumers need to understand has no governmental support.

B

improvements are dependent on developing operational definitions.

C

low literacy and low health literacy are interchangeable terms.

D

interest in effective patient education is unique to the United States.

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Question 5
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The nurse is preparing to discharge a patient home. In providing instruction about the patients medications, the nurse should state:

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A

"Before taking Metoprolol, you need to take your BP and rate."

B

"MS should be taken only when needed for pain."

C

"Take 1 baby aspirin by mouth every morning."

D

"Take your water pill bid and you should be fine."

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Question 6
Multiple Choice

The nurse has established a teaching plan including goals. This type of education is termed:

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A
formal teaching.
B
informal teaching.
C
psychomotor teaching.
D
affective teaching.
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Question 7
Multiple Choice

The nurse is admitting a patient who has cystic fibrosis. During the admission interview, it is apparent that the patient is well versed in most aspects of his illness. When asked about where he learned so much, the patient responds, "I learned most of it myself. I looked things up on the Internet and read books. You have to know what's wrong with you to be sure that you're being treated right." This is an example of:

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A
formal education.
B
psychomotor learning.
C
informal education.
D
affective learning.
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Question 8
Multiple Choice

During patient teaching led by the nurse with goals established through cooperation of the nurse and patient, the patient asks questions as needed and the nurse answers. This is known as:

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A
formal teaching.
B
informal teaching.
C
both formal and informal teaching.
D
psychomotor teaching.
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Question 9
Multiple Choice

The nurse is implementing a patient teaching plan regarding diabetes mellitus. One of the short-term goals of the plan is that the patient will be able to verbalize three symptoms of hypoglycemia. This is an example of:

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A
psychomotor teaching.
B
cognitive teaching.
C
affective teaching.
D
VARK teaching.
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Question 10
Multiple Choice

The nurse is working with a diabetic patient, and is attempting to teach psychomotor skills. This is occurring when the nurse has the patient:

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A
verbally describe his feelings about diabetes.
B
answer three of five true-or-false questions about diabetes.
C
identify 3 positive lifestyle changes to manage blood sugar.
D
draw up and self-inject insulin correctly.
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Question 11
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The nurse is preparing to teach a patient for the first time and needs to evaluate the health literacy of the patient. She uses the VARK assessment to:

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A
assess the learning styles of the patient.
B
find the one method that the patient uses to learn.
C
be sure that the patient is a unimodal learner.
D
reduce the need for creating a collaborative learning plan.
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Question 12
Multiple Choice

The nurse is preparing to teach a 90-year-old patient. In teaching an elderly patient, the nurse realizes that:

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A
most elderly patients are highly literate.
B
cognitive abilities always decline with age.
C
sensory alterations often occur with aging.
D
teaching methods are the same as for the middle aged.
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Question 13
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Which of the following patients would most likely need to have adjustments made to the education plan for discharge because of role function?

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A
A 67-year-old married female who lives with her retired husband
B
A 32-year-old single mother of a toddler following hysterectomy.
C
A 13-year-old who lives at home with his parents after appendectomy
D
A 50-year-old married mother with 2 child in college and teenager at home
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Question 14
Multiple Choice

The nurse is preparing to provide preoperative teaching to a patient who is deaf. To ensure proper learning, the nurse may:

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A
use printed materials.
B
provide unamplified recorded materials.
C
use a family member to interpret.
D
place an interpreter behind the patient.
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Question 15
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The nurse is preparing to teach a 5-year-old child postoperative care that will be anticipated after a tonsillectomy. The nurse should:

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A
use pictures and simple words to describe care to the patient.
B
teach the parents alone to reduce fear in the patient.
C
exclude the parents to reduce parental anxiety.
D
use clear simple explanations to convey information.
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Question 16
Multiple Choice

The nurse is preparing a teaching plan and is applying evidence-based practice. To promote involvement, the nurse must:

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A
provide the latest professional literature to the patient.
B
ensure that the patient understands relevant information.
C
use only one teaching method to reduce confusion.
D
not review previously learned information.
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Question 17
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In determining patient goals, the nurse should:

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A
allow patients to identify what is most important to them.
B
take the lead and determine what is best for the patient.
C
should focus on health promotion and staying healthy.
D
explain the importance of avoiding complications.
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Question 18
Multiple Choice

Ongoing evaluation of patient education occurs by:

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A
each member of the health care team who provides teaching.
B
the nurse who evaluates the patient's physical abilities.
C
the patient stating that he understands the instruction.
D
not allowing review so the focus remains forward.
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Question 19
Multiple Choice

In addressing patient education, the nurse recognizes that patient education is a process involving: (Select all that apply.)

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A
assessment.
B
diagnosis.
C
planning.
D
implementation and evaluation.
E
reliance on evidence-based practice (EBP).
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Question 20
Multiple Choice

According to the Healthy People 2020 initiative, health information and the associated access issues have become more complicated. There are many considerations when determining whether an individual has proficient health literacy. The patient should be able to: (Select all that apply.)

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A
read and identify credible health information.
B
recognize abnormalities on an x-ray.
C
navigate complex insurance programs.
D
evaluate EKG findings.
E
advocate for appropriate care.
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