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When would the nurse assess the patient's health literacy?
During the admissions process
Before providing discharge teaching
During each patient interaction
When initiating the nursing education plan correct answers During each patient interaction
Which patient behaviors could indicate low health literacy?
a. Wants to wait for family before signing consent form
b. Has laboratory results that do not support the patient's prescribed treatment plan
c. Refers to medications by the color of the pill
d. Frequently misses follow-up appointments
e. Requests family to be present at the patient care conference correct answers a. Wants to wait
for family before signing consent form
b. Has laboratory results that do not support the patient's
prescribed treatment plan
c. Refers to medications by the color of the pill
d. Frequently misses follow-up appointments
Which question would be most appropriate for the nurse to ask when trying to gauge the patient's
current knowledge of health care needs?
a. "Most people with heart failure take an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor. Do
you take an ACE inhibitor medication for your heart failure?"
b. "Were you prescribed diuretics for your heart failure?"
c. "Diuretics can sometimes cause you to lose potassium. Do you eat a diet high in potassium?"
d. "Which medications do you take for your high blood pressure?" correct answers d. "Which
medications do you take for your high blood pressure?"
,Which descriptors are accurate for an appropriately written patient education goal?
Select all that apply.
Discrete
Specific
Patient-centered
Measurable
Individualized correct answers Specific
Patient-centered
Measurable
Individualized
A patient in the emergency department with known supraventricular tachycardia starts
experiencing shortness of breath and is no longer tolerating the dysrhythmia. Which teaching
approach is most likely to be used when informing the patient about the need for cardioversion?
Sensitive
Telling
Entrusting
Participating correct answers Telling
Match the teaching approach to its description.
Patient is given opportunity to manage personal care
Patient and nurse are both involved in the learning process
Nurse presents direct, clear, and precise information to the patient
Nurse provides a stimulus that produces a desired response
-entrusting
-participating
-telling
, -reinforcing correct answers Patient is given opportunity to manage personal care
Entrusting
Patient and nurse are both involved in the learning process
Participating
Nurse presents direct, clear, and precise information to the patient
Telling
Nurse provides a stimulus that produces a desired response
Reinforcing
Which environmental factors are important to consider before providing patient education?
Select all that apply.
Space
Privacy
Noise
Comfort
Location correct answers Space
Privacy
Noise
Comfort
Which approaches have been shown to improve the understanding of difficult information?
Select all that apply.
Use simple words.
Cover a single topic at a time.
Limit information to what is most important.
Use simple pictures and drawings when able.
Present the information using bullet points. correct answers Use simple words.
When would the nurse assess the patient's health literacy?
During the admissions process
Before providing discharge teaching
During each patient interaction
When initiating the nursing education plan correct answers During each patient interaction
Which patient behaviors could indicate low health literacy?
a. Wants to wait for family before signing consent form
b. Has laboratory results that do not support the patient's prescribed treatment plan
c. Refers to medications by the color of the pill
d. Frequently misses follow-up appointments
e. Requests family to be present at the patient care conference correct answers a. Wants to wait
for family before signing consent form
b. Has laboratory results that do not support the patient's
prescribed treatment plan
c. Refers to medications by the color of the pill
d. Frequently misses follow-up appointments
Which question would be most appropriate for the nurse to ask when trying to gauge the patient's
current knowledge of health care needs?
a. "Most people with heart failure take an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor. Do
you take an ACE inhibitor medication for your heart failure?"
b. "Were you prescribed diuretics for your heart failure?"
c. "Diuretics can sometimes cause you to lose potassium. Do you eat a diet high in potassium?"
d. "Which medications do you take for your high blood pressure?" correct answers d. "Which
medications do you take for your high blood pressure?"
,Which descriptors are accurate for an appropriately written patient education goal?
Select all that apply.
Discrete
Specific
Patient-centered
Measurable
Individualized correct answers Specific
Patient-centered
Measurable
Individualized
A patient in the emergency department with known supraventricular tachycardia starts
experiencing shortness of breath and is no longer tolerating the dysrhythmia. Which teaching
approach is most likely to be used when informing the patient about the need for cardioversion?
Sensitive
Telling
Entrusting
Participating correct answers Telling
Match the teaching approach to its description.
Patient is given opportunity to manage personal care
Patient and nurse are both involved in the learning process
Nurse presents direct, clear, and precise information to the patient
Nurse provides a stimulus that produces a desired response
-entrusting
-participating
-telling
, -reinforcing correct answers Patient is given opportunity to manage personal care
Entrusting
Patient and nurse are both involved in the learning process
Participating
Nurse presents direct, clear, and precise information to the patient
Telling
Nurse provides a stimulus that produces a desired response
Reinforcing
Which environmental factors are important to consider before providing patient education?
Select all that apply.
Space
Privacy
Noise
Comfort
Location correct answers Space
Privacy
Noise
Comfort
Which approaches have been shown to improve the understanding of difficult information?
Select all that apply.
Use simple words.
Cover a single topic at a time.
Limit information to what is most important.
Use simple pictures and drawings when able.
Present the information using bullet points. correct answers Use simple words.
