Ambulatory Care Nursing Certification Practice MOD 001 Test Exam Q & A 2023/2024
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Ambulatory Care Nursing Certification Practice MOD 001 Test Exam Q & A 2023/2024
The nursing process is foundational to the process of patient education. Which of the following describes the evaluation phase of patient education?
a. Tailoring teaching, learning strategies, and interventions.
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Ambulatory Care Nursing Certification Practice MOD 001 Test
Exam Q & A 2023/2024
The nursing process is foundational to the process of patient education. Which of the following describes
the evaluation phase of patient education?
a. Tailoring teaching, learning strategies, and interventions.
b. Measuring learning attained and level of self-efficacy.
c. Determining readiness to learn and learning needs?
d. Mutually setting goals and outcomes expected. correct answers B. Measuring learning attained and
level of self-efficacy
For patients with chronic pain, educational interventions should include:
a. Masking nonverbal indications of pain to reduce the anxiety of their family and other caregivers.
b. Learning to tolerate mild to moderate pain without interventions to avoid addiction to pain
medications.
c. Recognizing distraction and relaxation techniques are rarely helpful in reducing pain significantly.
d. Understanding the length of action of various medications and which can be taken together or
alternately. correct answers D. Understanding the length of action of various medications and which can
be taken together or alternately.
Patients with chronic illnesses need to develop the ability to deal with all the disease and its treatment
entail. Core skills for chronic disease self-management include:
a. Understanding the evidence-based guidelines.
b. Becoming familiar with community and Internet resources.
c. Problem solving, decision making, and taking actions.
d. Focusing on the health issues that contribute to emergency department visits or hospitalizations.
correct answers C. Problem-solving, decision making and taking actions.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) encourages health care providers to
focus on efforts such as implementing evidence-based educational programs and encourage patient self-
efficacy. What is the best definition of patient self-efficacy?
a. The patient plays a central role in preventing and managing his or her illness.
b. Health plans cover preventive services and wellness care, making them more affordable to patients.
c. Nurses and other providers of health care are responsible for reinforcing patients' and families'
responsibility for health care.
d. The patient's perception of his or her own ability to attain health care goals. correct answers d. The
patients perception of his or her own ability to attain health care goals.
The Centers for Disease Control recently set a goal to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies in
the United States by 30% in the next few years. Nurses providing counseling should consider for the
following:
a. Unintended pregnancies are most common in women in their 20's.
b. All contraceptive methods also protect against sexually transmitted diseases.
c. Cultural and ethnic beliefs may affect family planning options.
d. With sufficient education about the contraceptive method chosen, follow-up may not be necessary.
correct answers c. Cultural and ethnic beliefs may affect family planning options.
, In counseling about childhood or adolescent drinking, which of the following should be considered?
a. The physical and psychological effects of alcohol use.
b. Consumption of alcohol during pregnancy can lead to severe physical and mental problems for the
infant.
c. Risky drinking has been defined as more than four drinks per occasion for males and more than three
drinks per occasion for females.
d. Speaking frequently with a child about drinking is likely to alienate him or her and may have a negative
rather than positive effect on behavior. correct answers a. The physical and psychological effects of
alcohol use.
Childhood obesity has become a national health problem in the United States. Topics important to
include in counseling for the parents of school-aged children include:
a. Diets high in energy are also high in nutritional value.
b. Provide a variety of foods, including grains, fruits, and vegetables.
c. School-aged children will automatically choose the right nutrients for themselves if they see their
parents and other role models doing so.
d. A multivitamin is important to supplement a child's diet at this age. correct answers b. Provide a
variety of foods, including grains, fruits, and vegetables.
Mr. McIntire is a 37 year old patient who has a 25 pack a year history of smoking. Today, he has told his
physician he is ready to quit. Ryan, the ambulatory care nurse, has been asked to assist Mr. McIntire.
Which of the following describes a potential method to assist this patient to quit smoking?
a. Explain that relapsing is part of the process.
b. Advise Mr. McIntire about the harms of smoking, which impact nearly every organ in the body.
c. Set specific goals and a quit date.
d. Use motivational interviewing to help him understand his ambivalence about quitting. correct answers
c. Set specific goals and a quit date.
A 53 year old man has recently been diagnosed with diabetes. The provider has sent him to the nurse for
instruction about glucose monitoring at home. The patient arrives for teaching as scheduled, but has not
yet purchased the electronic monitoring device. Which of the following would be the best nursing action
at this time?
a. Assess the patient's current understanding and his interest in learning about self-monitoring his
glucose.
b. Demonstrate the procedure using the glucose-monitoring device used in the office.
c. Have the office assistant give him written materials about glucose control and schedule him to return
another day to discuss. correct answers a. Assess the patients current understanding and his interest in
learning about self-montoring his glucose.
Primary prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) would include the following:
a. Use of condoms and avoidance of anonymous partners.
b. Vaccination against herpes, hepatitis and meninogococcal infections..
c. Prophylactic antibiotics for any oral sex.
d. Annual health screenings. correct answers a. use of condoms and avoidance of anonymous partners.
One of the developmental considerations for teaching an adolescent is :
a. They tend to build on past life experiences which may be relevant to the new learning.
b. They are reflecting on unsatisfactory life aspects.
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