NCM 102 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026

NCM 102 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026 Literacy - Answers -Includes reading level, basic computation and problem solving, and the ability to recognize the need for information and to locate needed information LITERACY LEVELS - Answers US Government conducted a National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS) in 1992 & 2003 thus came about the ff literacy levels: Level 1 - Below basic - Answers ●Ranges from non-literate in English to the ability to find simple information in a prose text (ordinary writing made up of sentences & paragraphs) ●Can perform simple math such as addition ●Ex. Members of ethnic community or racial minority groups Disabled people -visual & hearing problems Level 2 - Basic - Answers ●Understands information in short prose texts with everyday language ●Can use numbers to solve simple one-step arithmetic problems such as comparing two prices Level 3 - Intermediate - Answers ●Understands and can locate information in fairly dense prose and documents and can make simple inferences from them ●Can solve quantitative problems even when the necessary steps are not obvious READING LEVELS - Answers •Be aware of the discrepancy between reading level and grade level -often completed a grade level but reading level is not the same •Many printed educational materials (PEMs) like pamphlets, booklets and information sheets, and consent forms exceed the understanding capacity of many Factors that contribute to reading difficulty of PEMs and Web sites: •Long sentences and polysyllabic words - Answers -giftbox, lunchbox, desktop, handstand etc. Complex sentences and paragraph structure - Answers -Ex. The human brain never stops working until you stand up to speak in public. Use of technical terminology - Answers -bandwidth, bluetooth, broadband, cookie, malware Inclusion of abstract concepts— - Answers no physical referral -love, freedom, success, morality Mechanical factors: - Answers print size and type, color contrasts, density of the text THE IMPORTANCE OF ADEQUATE LITERACY - Answers ●Low literacy contributes to the increasing cost of health care because "people with low literacy skills seem to put off disease prevention actions and wait longer before seeking medical help ●Low compliance to treatment regimen ●PEMs are used to supplement oral teaching, give instruction sheets for oral medication, carrying out treatments ASSESSING LITERACY - Answers Clues on reading or comprehension problems: •Not even attempting to read printed material •Asking to take PEMs home to discuss with a significant other •Claiming that eyeglasses were left at home •Stating that they cannot read something because they are too tired or they do not feel well •Avoiding discussion of written material or not asking questions about it •Mouthing words as they try to read •Tests to measure literacy: - Answers ●REALM (Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine) ●WRAT (Wide Range Achievement Test) -Both measures the basic reading skill of decoding words (recognizing letters that form words and then pronouncing the words correctly -Do not measure reading comprehension -2-3 minutes to administer ●REALM (Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine) - Answers ●A reading test that requires patients to pronounce common medical and anatomical words ●Contains 66 words arranged in 3 columns in ascending order of number of syllables and increasing difficulty ●To perform: 1.Ask the patient to read the words aloud, starting at the first list and continuing through all three lists. 2.Allow the patient 5 seconds to pronounce each word. 3.If the patient gets stuck on a portion of the list, ask him or her to look down each list to see if he or she can pronounce any additional words. 4.Score the test by adding up the total number of words pronounced correctly. ●WRAT Wide Range Achievement Test - Answers ●WRAT 3 (most recent version) ●Patients read aloud from a list of 42 words of increasing difficulty ●The examiner instructs the patient to pronounce each word and checks off each word pronounced incorrectly ●When 10 consecutive words are mispronounced, the test is stopped TEACHING PEOPLE WITH LOW-LITERACY SKILLS - Answers Set objectives that are realistic for the person's level of understanding (achievable) -first assess reading ablility -second plan an appropriate teaching method •Choose information that will meet the objectives to the minimum amount that is necessary -information overload must be avoided -teach limited amount each session ●Keep instructions simple -Ex. Giving medications ●Use more than one teaching method