Sherpath Ch 25 Patient Education

Question 1

To provide that education, the nurse must have the ability to assess

Answer 1

the patient’s health literacy and determine how the patient learns best

Question 2

Word recognition tests

Answer 2

-literacy tests that give a patient an allotted amount of time to read health-related terminology
-it does not assess the patient’s ability to understand the medical terminology

Question 2

Reading comprehension tests assess the patient’s

Answer 2

understanding of health- and medical-related information, but they are lacking in assessing the patient’s comprehension of the information. These tests also take a considerable amount of time to administer, so they are not used often for health literacy assessments

Question 3

Informal methods of assessing a patient’s health literacy

Answer 3

require the nurse to recognize cues and behaviors that can indicate literacy challenges in a patient

Question 3

Functional health literacy tests assess a patient’s

Answer 3

ability to comprehend information in addition to testing the patient’s ability to apply reading material related to medical information
-Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA)
-Newest Vital Sign (NVS

Question 4

Patient education goals must be

Answer 4

specific, measurable, individualized, and patient-centered

Question 4

The three components that are necessary when creating patient education goals are

Answer 4

identifying who will accomplish the goal, which action will be accomplished, and what final outcome is to be evaluated

Question 4

Readability refers to

Answer 4

how easy or difficult written material is to understand

Question 5

The “Ask Tell Ask” method

Answer 5

use this with patients

Question 6

teach-back method

Answer 6

it aims to increase the patient’s retention of presented information by having the patient reiterate main points