Chapter 8 Study Guide Flashcards
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The process of acquiring information from a patient to determine healthcare needs and abilities is called:
Assessment
Properly written patient educational materials should:
Focus on key points
The best ways to reinforce verbal instructions for a patient is to:
Provide the patient with written instructions.
As the best way to document that a patient received written instructions to take home, you should:
Have the patient sign a document, to be placed in the patient’s chart, verifying receipt of the materials.
As environment conductive to learning is characterized by:
privacy
When evaluating a patient’s progress in a patient education program, if you discover noncompliance, this means that the patient is:
Not following prescribed orders.
When developing written patient educational materials, it is important to consider:
The patient’s cognitive level of understanding
To provide patient education for a patient who is blind, which of the following formats of training materials would be most helpful?
Braille materials
A team approach to patient education that includes different fields of knowledge and expertise is referred to as a(n):
multidisciplinary plan
The first step in development of a patient educational program is to:
Identify the purpose and topic of the educational program.
When asked to provide dietary information for a patient, an organization that could provide the most valuable materials is the:
National Dairy Council
Patient educational materials are best implemented when the:
Materials are discussed with the patient
A national accrediting body for healthcare organizations that has established standards and requirements for patient education is the:
NCQA
The cognitive domain of learning refers to:
Comprehension
The process used to carry out the agreed teaching plan in patient education is called:
Implementation
The overall purpose of patient education is to:
Improve patient health
A patient who needs information about drug addiction could receive education and help from an organization that specializes in:
Substance abuse
If a diabetic patient is reluctant to learn how to give themselves insulin injections, the first thing you should do is:
Notify the patient’s physician for further assistance.
Of the following, which patient is the least likely to respond to learning objectives?
A patient who perceives the healthcare team as condescending
Of the following, which is very important for the person who is performing patient education?
Documenting in the patient record whatever teaching is performed
One of the factors that is the most helpful in promoting patient learning is:
A positive emotional outlook.
To ensure that a patient follows up with appointments for evaluation of the prescribed plan of treatment, you should:
Provide the patient with a written appointment slip with the date and time of their next session
A way to evaluate the patient’s understanding of educational information is to:
Ask for feedback from the patient.
When providing patient education, you should:
Encourage questions from the patient.
