Exam 15: Patient Education

The second level of disease prevention is ________, which allows for early diagnosis and treatment of certain diseases.

The goal of patient education is to help patients help themselves attain better ________.

Patients may have different beliefs about the causes and treatments of illness that can affect their treatment expectations. It is important to understand and respect their ________ beliefs when providing patient education.

Learning falls in to three main categories that are known as the ____ of learning.

Which of the following may help a patient visualize exactly how surgery will correct his problem?

The office ________ of patient care means the system of values and principles the office has adopted in its everyday practices. This should be described in the patient information packet.

In the patient information packet, the office ________ policy should be included in the Patient Confidentiality Statement section.

A benefit of the patient information packet is that it ____.

Describing the physical sensations a patient may have during or after surgery is a form of ________ teaching.

A demonstration of wound care for the postoperative period is done through ________ teaching.

Which of the following tips is especially useful when you are providing preoperative education?

The second level of disease prevention is ____.

The amount and type of patient education a medical assistant provides is decided by her place of employment and ____.

As a result of ________ education geared toward the average person, many people are taking a greater responsibility for their own health and well-being.

Which of the following types of preoperative teaching supplies details about the surgical procedure?

Which of the following has the greatest adverse effect on the learning process during preoperative education?

An important advantage of consumer education is that ____.

The third level of disease prevention involves ________ and management of an existing illness to maintain functionality and avoid further disability.

In which type of teaching will a medical assistant describe a technique to the patient, demonstrate it, and then ask the patient to repeat the demonstration?

Which type of teaching should be used to demonstrate cleaning and dressing a wound postoperatively?