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SBIRT Test Questions and Answers
100% Pass
True - ✔✔Clinicians should try to get the patient to provide the menu first before giving advice.
Both sides of the patient's ambivalence - ✔✔What does a double-sided reflection highlight?
False - ✔✔The NIAAA low risk drinking guidelines are the same for men and women
Provide feedback about the screening results and what the results mean - ✔✔What is the goal of the
Feedback step of the brief intervention?
The clinician relates the patient's risky substance use to improvement in their overall health and well-
being - ✔✔What is the key to a successful brief intervention?
They encourage the patient to share more information - ✔✔Why are open-ended questions more useful
than close-ended questions?
True - ✔✔Clinician should always ask for permission before providing feedback
Physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, psychologist - ✔✔Non-licensed staff can deliver the
SBIRT benefit if they are supervised by a lincensed__________
False - ✔✔Clinicians should only reflect the content of a patient's statement and should avoid making
assumptions of what the patient is feeling
SBIRT reduces future healthcare cost - ✔✔According to the research, how does implementing SBIRT
affect healthcare costs?
Emily Charlene © 2025, All Rights Reserved.
SBIRT Test Questions and Answers
100% Pass
True - ✔✔Clinicians should try to get the patient to provide the menu first before giving advice.
Both sides of the patient's ambivalence - ✔✔What does a double-sided reflection highlight?
False - ✔✔The NIAAA low risk drinking guidelines are the same for men and women
Provide feedback about the screening results and what the results mean - ✔✔What is the goal of the
Feedback step of the brief intervention?
The clinician relates the patient's risky substance use to improvement in their overall health and well-
being - ✔✔What is the key to a successful brief intervention?
They encourage the patient to share more information - ✔✔Why are open-ended questions more useful
than close-ended questions?
True - ✔✔Clinician should always ask for permission before providing feedback
Physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, psychologist - ✔✔Non-licensed staff can deliver the
SBIRT benefit if they are supervised by a lincensed__________
False - ✔✔Clinicians should only reflect the content of a patient's statement and should avoid making
assumptions of what the patient is feeling
SBIRT reduces future healthcare cost - ✔✔According to the research, how does implementing SBIRT
affect healthcare costs?
Emily Charlene © 2025, All Rights Reserved.
