HLTH 3300 Introduction to Patient Education ECU
Midterm Questions with Correct Answers
Over a third of US adults, 77 million people Correct Answer ✓✓ What
number of U.S. adults would have difficulty with common health tasks,
such as following directions on a perception drug label or adhering to a
childhood immunization schedule using a standard chart?
Patient Education Correct Answer ✓✓ -Any combination of learning
experiences that help individuals make behavior changes that promote
health
-Any set of planned, educational activities designed to improve patients'
health behaviors, health status, or both
-Does not include only improving knowledge, must be aimed at
improving health behavior or heath status
Purpose of Patient Education Correct Answer ✓✓ Increase the
competence and confidence (self-efficacy) of patients for self-
management of their healthcare and to assist healthcare teams to deliver
quality care
Goal of Patient Education Correct Answer ✓✓ Prepare patients and
their families for independence, to either maintain or improve their
health status when they're on their own
Benefits of Patient Education Correct Answer ✓✓ -Increase patient
satisfaction
-Improve quality of life
,-Ensure continuity of care
-Decrease patient anxiety
-Effectively reduce the complications of illness and the incidence of
disease
-Promote adherence to treatment plans
-Maximize independence in the performance of activities of daily living
-Energize and empower patients to become actively involved in planning
for their care, health, and well-being
Between one-fourth and one-half Correct Answer ✓✓ It is estimated
that how many of all patients do not follow treatment instructions or
recommendations?
Education Process: Assessment Correct Answer ✓✓ Assess learning
needs, readiness to learn, and learning styles
Education Process: Planning Correct Answer ✓✓ Develop teaching plan
based on mutually predetermined behavioral outcomes to meet
individuals needs
Education Process: Implementation Correct Answer ✓✓ Perform the act
of teaching using specific instructional methods and tools
Education Process: Evaluation Correct Answer ✓✓ Determine behavior
changes (outcomes) in knowledge, attitudes, and skills
, Patient Safety Correct Answer ✓✓ -Healthcare associated infections kill
nearly 100,000 Americans each year and cost US hospitals 4-29 billion
annually
-195,000 Americans die each year from preventable errors
-Institute of Medicine (2006) reported hospital errors ranked 5th and 8th
leading causes of death
The Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
(JCAHO) Correct Answer ✓✓ -An accreditation recognized nationwide
as a symbol of quality that indicates that an organization needs certain
performance standards
-To earn and maintain accreditation, they must undergo an on-site
survey by a Joint Commission survey team at lease every three years
Why Would Healthcare Organizations Want JCAHO Accreditation?
Correct Answer ✓✓ -Assist in improving quality of care
-Required to meet certain Medicare certification requirements
-Enhance community confidence
-A staff education tool
-Enhances medical staff recruitment
-Fulfills state licensure requirements
-Favorably influence liability insurance premiums
-Enhances access to managed care contracts
-Expedites third-party payment
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