Exam 14: Patient Education

Whenever you give printed materials to a patient, you should ________ in the medical record exactly which brochure, pamphlet, or leaflet you gave the patient.

An example of a screening test is ____.

Patient education brochures should not exceed the ____ reading level.

You are conducting preoperative patient education for Mrs. Benson, a 76-year-old who is having a hip replacement. You have included her husband in the teaching, but both of the Bensons seem a little vague on the details you are teaching. You are concerned that after the procedure, neither of them will remember your postoperative instructions. What should you do to help them remember and comply with your postoperative instructions?

Which of the following would you include when teaching a patient how to lift a heavy object properly?

Which of the following types of preoperative teaching gives patients a description of the physical sensations they may have during a procedure?

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.

In which type of teaching should the patient do a return demonstration of the technique you have taught?

Patient education presented in a visual format includes videotapes, DVDs, and ____.

Which type of teaching should you use to demonstrate cleaning and dressing a wound postoperatively?

Patient health education should include ____.

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

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

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

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

Patient education encourages patients to take a(n) ________ role in their medical care.

You should incorporate which of the following guidelines when educating patients about health habits?

Theoretical or practical understanding of a subject and the ability to recall it is part of which learning domain?

Which section of the patient information packet is especially important in a specialty practice?

The key to the success of any educational process is ____.