AHEC Quiz Prep: Test Your Understanding
One of the principles of motivational interviewing is - correct answer ✔✔roll with resistance, don't
confront it
Motivational interviewing is traditionally used for - correct answer ✔✔alcohol and drug addiction
treatment.
What is the single most preventable cause of premature death worldwide? - correct answer ✔✔cigarette
smoking
What is a core measure as it relates to patient care and the patient diagnosis? - correct answer ✔✔A set
of evidenced based standards that, if followed, helps the patient attain a better outcome.
What 4 time frames during the patient's admission/discharge have been identified as the best
opportunities to reach out to the patient and reinforce cessation of tobacco products? - correct answer
✔✔First day of admission, during the hospital stay, at discharge, 15 to 30 days after discharge.
Who is most likely to smoke cigarettes? An adult who is - correct answer ✔✔a Caucasian who has
earned a GED.
A supportive approach for motivational interviewing is - correct answer ✔✔empathy
Why did The Joint Commission determine that tobacco cessation was a good choice for a "Core
Measure" designation? - correct answer ✔✔Large numbers of tobacco users have been hospitalized
because of tobacco caused disease and illness.
In the Advanced Motivational Interviewing: Smoking Cessation video shared in the Echo titled
Motivational Interviewing, Page answered a 10 when asked by the physician what her level of confidence
was in quitting smoking on a Confidence Scale from 0/10 (1 less. Confident to 10 most confident). -
correct answer ✔✔true
One of the principles of motivational interviewing is - correct answer ✔✔roll with resistance, don't
confront it
Motivational interviewing is traditionally used for - correct answer ✔✔alcohol and drug addiction
treatment.
What is the single most preventable cause of premature death worldwide? - correct answer ✔✔cigarette
smoking
What is a core measure as it relates to patient care and the patient diagnosis? - correct answer ✔✔A set
of evidenced based standards that, if followed, helps the patient attain a better outcome.
What 4 time frames during the patient's admission/discharge have been identified as the best
opportunities to reach out to the patient and reinforce cessation of tobacco products? - correct answer
✔✔First day of admission, during the hospital stay, at discharge, 15 to 30 days after discharge.
Who is most likely to smoke cigarettes? An adult who is - correct answer ✔✔a Caucasian who has
earned a GED.
A supportive approach for motivational interviewing is - correct answer ✔✔empathy
Why did The Joint Commission determine that tobacco cessation was a good choice for a "Core
Measure" designation? - correct answer ✔✔Large numbers of tobacco users have been hospitalized
because of tobacco caused disease and illness.
In the Advanced Motivational Interviewing: Smoking Cessation video shared in the Echo titled
Motivational Interviewing, Page answered a 10 when asked by the physician what her level of confidence
was in quitting smoking on a Confidence Scale from 0/10 (1 less. Confident to 10 most confident). -
correct answer ✔✔true
