Chapter 6: Communcation, Education, and Counseling

Question 1

Based on previous knowledge, attitudes, and sociocultural factors

Answer 1

Motivation to learn

Question 2

The willingness of the person to learn

Answer 2

Motivation

Question 3

People with an _______ locus of control attribute succes or failure to their own efforts.

Answer 3

Internal

Question 4

People with an _________ locus of control attribute success or failure to external factors.

Answer 4

External

Question 5

Causes a person to believe he or she will fail no matter is what is tried, making the person less likely to learn or change

Answer 5

Learned helplessness

Question 6

The level of literacy required to function in the health environment. Cannot be predicted from educational level.

Answer 6

Health literacy

Question 7

What type of learning has been shown to be most effective?

Answer 7

Structured

Question 8

This is used to measure learning and health related outcomes, monitor performance, and determine competence. Information gathered during this process is used to redirect teaching with the goal of improving responses and outcomes.

Answer 8

Evaluation

Question 9

Behaviors that maintain and improve health over time.

Answer 9

Health maintenance activities

Question 10

What three characteristics does health maintenance depend on?

Answer 10

1. Perception of health
2. Motivation to change when needed
3. Adherence to prescribed interventions

Question 11

Involves one’s understanding of current health status and having the knowledge to manage positive health behaviors.

Answer 11

Perception of health

Question 12

Determined by the responsibility that the learner assumes for health.

Answer 12

Motivation to change

Question 13

Requires making the decision to change or comply, setting goals, and actually making the therapeutic lifestyle changes.

Answer 13

Adherence to prescribed intervention

Question 14

Type of disease prevention:

Precedes the occurrence of disease and is used with healthy populations. Aims to decrease the probability of disease.

Answer 14

Primary prevention

Question 15

Type of disease prevention:
Involves screening to detect and treat disease in its earliest stages; before symptoms are present. Includes screening programs.

Answer 15

Secondary prevention

Question 16

Type of disease prevention:
Attempts to reduce complications and disability from established disease. The goal is to minimize residual dysfunction and to maximize functional level.

Answer 16

Tertiary prevention

Question 17

Refers to risk reduction strategies applied at the population level.

Answer 17

Health promotion

Question 18

Designed for patients who are too ill to be discharged from the hospital to a traditional extended care facility or home.

Answer 18

Subacute care

Question 19

Type of subacute care facility:
An alternative to continued hospital stays for patients with complex nursing or medical care needs (e.g. deep wound management, complicated vascular or cardiac surgery).

Answer 19

Transitional units

Question 20

Type of subacute care facility:

These are for stable patients who require a moderate level of care (e.g. long term intravenous therapy)

Answer 20

General units

Question 21

Type of subacute care facility:

For patients with little or no hope of recovery (e.g. ventilator dependent patients)

Answer 21

Chronic units

Question 22

Type of subacute care facility:
For patients with medically complex conditions when recovery is expected (e.g. acute ventilator support with difficulty weaning).

Answer 22

Long term transitional units

Question 23

Offers care to patients experiencing debilitating acute or chronic illnesses (e.g. multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, surgery, trauma)

Answer 23

Nursing homes

Question 24

What are the 3 conditions that learning depends on?

Answer 24

1. Motivation to learn
2. Ability to learn
3. Learning environment