WGU D118 ADULT PRIMARY CARE
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE
●● What does introspection play a huge role in?
Answer: cultural competence (constant awareness of how others view us
and our actions)
●● What are some qualities of value based care?
Answer: safety, effectiveness, timeliness, efficiency, and equity
●● Give an example of value based care and economics?
Answer: very selective process for ordering examinations, radiographs,
labs (best outcome for lowest cost)
●● What is the cognitive ability to interpret medical information?
Answer: health literacy
●● What are the four levels of health literacy?
Answer: basic, communicative, critical, and holistic
,●● What is REALM?
Answer: Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine
●● What occurs during REALM assessment?
Answer: 66 words have to be pronounced by patient to determine health
literacy
●● What are the four primary skills for developing a positive theraputic
relationship with older adults?
Answer: immediacy, unconditional positive regard, genuineness, and
empathy
●● What does the immediacy approach allow?
Answer: "here and now"... healthcare worker identifies patient goals and
work to resolve concerns quickly
●● What does the unconditional positive regard allow?
Answer: acceptance and support of an individual (allows more
transparency)
●● What is a strong precursor to trust?
Answer: genuineness
, ●● What is the ability of a healthcare worker and the patient to work
collaboratively together to create bonds with one another, share goals,
and carry out tasks to meet the patient's goals?
Answer: therapeutic alliance
●● What are the principles of therapeutic alliance?
Answer: preparation, orientation, working stage, termination of
relationship
●● What occurs during the preparation stage?
Answer: immediacy, unconditional positive regard, empathy and warmth
skills are used in this stage
preparing for the first encounter by reviewing charts and possible
barriers to communication and treatment
●● What is the working stage divided into?
Answer: awareness and equity
●● What are the six main SDOH?
Answer: education, economic stability, physical environment, food,
community/social context, healthcare access
●● A geographical area that has little or no access to fresh food.
Answer: food desert
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE
●● What does introspection play a huge role in?
Answer: cultural competence (constant awareness of how others view us
and our actions)
●● What are some qualities of value based care?
Answer: safety, effectiveness, timeliness, efficiency, and equity
●● Give an example of value based care and economics?
Answer: very selective process for ordering examinations, radiographs,
labs (best outcome for lowest cost)
●● What is the cognitive ability to interpret medical information?
Answer: health literacy
●● What are the four levels of health literacy?
Answer: basic, communicative, critical, and holistic
,●● What is REALM?
Answer: Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine
●● What occurs during REALM assessment?
Answer: 66 words have to be pronounced by patient to determine health
literacy
●● What are the four primary skills for developing a positive theraputic
relationship with older adults?
Answer: immediacy, unconditional positive regard, genuineness, and
empathy
●● What does the immediacy approach allow?
Answer: "here and now"... healthcare worker identifies patient goals and
work to resolve concerns quickly
●● What does the unconditional positive regard allow?
Answer: acceptance and support of an individual (allows more
transparency)
●● What is a strong precursor to trust?
Answer: genuineness
, ●● What is the ability of a healthcare worker and the patient to work
collaboratively together to create bonds with one another, share goals,
and carry out tasks to meet the patient's goals?
Answer: therapeutic alliance
●● What are the principles of therapeutic alliance?
Answer: preparation, orientation, working stage, termination of
relationship
●● What occurs during the preparation stage?
Answer: immediacy, unconditional positive regard, empathy and warmth
skills are used in this stage
preparing for the first encounter by reviewing charts and possible
barriers to communication and treatment
●● What is the working stage divided into?
Answer: awareness and equity
●● What are the six main SDOH?
Answer: education, economic stability, physical environment, food,
community/social context, healthcare access
●● A geographical area that has little or no access to fresh food.
Answer: food desert
