Wilkins Final DHYG 100 Howard Community College | UPDATED
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Question:
The process in which a person, known as the receiver, takes
the words, gestures, or other signs of the sender and
recreates the thought intended by the sender of the
message is known as which of the following?
a) Translating
b) Encoding
c) Decoding
d) Coding
Answer:
c) Decoding
Question:
A patient constantly looks at the floor instead of making eye
contact when communicating with the dental hygienist.
Which type of communication is his looking at the floor?
a) Nonverbal, vocal
b) Verbal, vocal
c) Nonverbal, nonvocal
d) Verbal, nonvocal
Answer:
c) Nonverbal, nonvocal
Question:
When you try to communicate the importance of proper
brushing to a patient who is having difficulty removing all of
the plaque from his teeth, he becomes defensive and tells
you that he already knows how to brush his teeth. Which
barrier to communication do you face with this patient?
a) Attitudinal
b) Psychological
,c) Cultural
d) Physical
Answer:
a) Attitudinal
Question:
Which one of the following barriers to effective
communication aligns with the description: noise levels and
face-to-face positioning not used?
a) Physical
b) Psychosociological
c) Psychological
d) Attitudinal
Answer:
a) Physical
Question:
Health behaviors are routines, practices, or ____ that have an
effect on health status.
Answer:
Habits
Question:
Which of the following is an effective way to communicate
with toddlers and preschoolers?
a) Calmly distract or direct toward an alternative behavior to
counter defiance
b) Criticize the child to effectively control unwanted behavior
c) Directly assist with rather than demonstrate age-
appropriate self-care tasks
d) Do not approach the child directly; speak only to the
parent
Answer:
,a) Calmly distract or direct toward an alternative behavior to counter defiance
Question:
When communicating with caregivers of a disabled patient,
it is important:
a) while in a group conversation, to maintain eye contact and
directing comments to the caregiver.
b) to encourage the caregiver to allow the patient to maintain
as much dependence as possible.
c) to assess patient needs and caregiver relationship partially
to determine extent of caregiver’s role.
d) to keep the primary focus on the patient.
Answer:
d) to keep the primary focus on the patient.
Question:
Which one of the following factors is NOT included during
documentation, of communication aspects, of a patient visit?
a) Their preference of which instrument you will use
b) The patient’s age, gender, and ethnicity
c) Cultural characteristics that can affect communication or the
delivery of dental hygiene care
d) Observations related to the patient’s health literacy level
Answer:
a) Their preference of which instrument you will use
Question:
Which one of the following must be integrated into all areas
of the dental hygiene process of care, with respect for the
patient’s cultural differences?
a) Diagnosis with culture-specific health risks that are related
to oral status
b) A dental hygiene care plan that doesn’t take into
consideration the patient’s current health practices and beliefs
, c) Touching the patient during an extra oral examination
without the patient’s permission
d) An unclear understanding of the patient’s history, medical
status, symptoms, and current treatment modalities
Answer:
a) Diagnosis with culture-specific health risks that are related to oral status
Question:
Direct delivery of oxygen is useful in most emergency
situations, but it is contraindicated for which of the following
conditions?
a) Asthma attack
b) Hyperventilation
c) Syncope
d) Heart failure
Answer:
b) Hyperventilation
Question:
The purpose of using an AED as part of CPR is to:
a) slow down an arrhythmic heartbeat.
b) prevent the heart from stopping.
c) speed up the heartbeat.
d) shock the heart into a normal rhythm.
Answer:
d) shock the heart into a normal rhythm.
Question:
An adverse reaction to an injection is called:
a) psychogenic.
b) idiopathic.
c) iatrogenic.
d) pathognomonic.
Questions with 100% Verified Answers
Question:
The process in which a person, known as the receiver, takes
the words, gestures, or other signs of the sender and
recreates the thought intended by the sender of the
message is known as which of the following?
a) Translating
b) Encoding
c) Decoding
d) Coding
Answer:
c) Decoding
Question:
A patient constantly looks at the floor instead of making eye
contact when communicating with the dental hygienist.
Which type of communication is his looking at the floor?
a) Nonverbal, vocal
b) Verbal, vocal
c) Nonverbal, nonvocal
d) Verbal, nonvocal
Answer:
c) Nonverbal, nonvocal
Question:
When you try to communicate the importance of proper
brushing to a patient who is having difficulty removing all of
the plaque from his teeth, he becomes defensive and tells
you that he already knows how to brush his teeth. Which
barrier to communication do you face with this patient?
a) Attitudinal
b) Psychological
,c) Cultural
d) Physical
Answer:
a) Attitudinal
Question:
Which one of the following barriers to effective
communication aligns with the description: noise levels and
face-to-face positioning not used?
a) Physical
b) Psychosociological
c) Psychological
d) Attitudinal
Answer:
a) Physical
Question:
Health behaviors are routines, practices, or ____ that have an
effect on health status.
Answer:
Habits
Question:
Which of the following is an effective way to communicate
with toddlers and preschoolers?
a) Calmly distract or direct toward an alternative behavior to
counter defiance
b) Criticize the child to effectively control unwanted behavior
c) Directly assist with rather than demonstrate age-
appropriate self-care tasks
d) Do not approach the child directly; speak only to the
parent
Answer:
,a) Calmly distract or direct toward an alternative behavior to counter defiance
Question:
When communicating with caregivers of a disabled patient,
it is important:
a) while in a group conversation, to maintain eye contact and
directing comments to the caregiver.
b) to encourage the caregiver to allow the patient to maintain
as much dependence as possible.
c) to assess patient needs and caregiver relationship partially
to determine extent of caregiver’s role.
d) to keep the primary focus on the patient.
Answer:
d) to keep the primary focus on the patient.
Question:
Which one of the following factors is NOT included during
documentation, of communication aspects, of a patient visit?
a) Their preference of which instrument you will use
b) The patient’s age, gender, and ethnicity
c) Cultural characteristics that can affect communication or the
delivery of dental hygiene care
d) Observations related to the patient’s health literacy level
Answer:
a) Their preference of which instrument you will use
Question:
Which one of the following must be integrated into all areas
of the dental hygiene process of care, with respect for the
patient’s cultural differences?
a) Diagnosis with culture-specific health risks that are related
to oral status
b) A dental hygiene care plan that doesn’t take into
consideration the patient’s current health practices and beliefs
, c) Touching the patient during an extra oral examination
without the patient’s permission
d) An unclear understanding of the patient’s history, medical
status, symptoms, and current treatment modalities
Answer:
a) Diagnosis with culture-specific health risks that are related to oral status
Question:
Direct delivery of oxygen is useful in most emergency
situations, but it is contraindicated for which of the following
conditions?
a) Asthma attack
b) Hyperventilation
c) Syncope
d) Heart failure
Answer:
b) Hyperventilation
Question:
The purpose of using an AED as part of CPR is to:
a) slow down an arrhythmic heartbeat.
b) prevent the heart from stopping.
c) speed up the heartbeat.
d) shock the heart into a normal rhythm.
Answer:
d) shock the heart into a normal rhythm.
Question:
An adverse reaction to an injection is called:
a) psychogenic.
b) idiopathic.
c) iatrogenic.
d) pathognomonic.
