WEB WOC SEMINARS SEM580 FINALS
STUDY SET EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
Ideal discharge planning helps reduce preventable re-admissions by:
a. Engaging patients and family members in the transition from hospital to
home
b. Encouraging patients to never return
c. Identifying the importance of not being readmitted
d. Ordering home health care to see the patient at home - correct answer -a.
Engaging patients and family members in the transition from hospital to home
Building a culture of safety for the WOC patient involves the following:
a. Patient-centered communication, teamwork and education
b. Instruction and procedures on infection control in the health care
setting
c. Utilizing antimicrobial agents or dressings in most situations to control
microbes
d. Restricting those with influenza or colds to visit the patient - correct
answer -a. Patient-centered communication, teamwork and education
The Health Belief Model is designed to:
,a. Determine what the patient believes about the likelihood that he will recover
from a health care problem
b. Identify what the patient believes about potential sexual
dysfunction problems he might encounter after surgery
c. Identify problems the patient thinks will prevent adherence to a protocol of
care following hospitalization
d. Determine the likelihood that the patient would engage in health-
promoting behaviors - correct answer -d. Determine the likelihood that the
patient would engage in health-promoting behaviors
When designing educational materials for the patient, formatting guidance to
follow would include:
a. Use black and white print as the patient's eyes may not adjust to the
reading material
b. Limit the amount of material utilized (more is not better), font size
should be 12-14
c. Provide comprehensive materials that the patient may read on his own
after discharge
d. Provide phone numbers for emergency contact after discharge, include
anatomy and physiology as well as procedures in the content - correct answer -
b. Limit the amount of material utilized (more is not better), font size should be
12-14
Teaching strategies for use with your WOC patient include:
a. Talk to the patient and encourage your patient to search the internet for
,additional information
b. Explain, demonstrate, reinforce, repeat, write down
c. Avoid assuming patients have read and understand, correct mistakes
and warn the patient about ramifications of mistakes
d. Discuss non-compliance and discourage questions that may seem off-
topic - correct answer -b. Explain, demonstrate, reinforce, repeat, write
down
Sexual adaptation and body image are intertwined. The WOC nurse may begin
an education session that involves sexual adaptation with which of the
following:
a. Permission Giving: Introduce the topic and mention that most people
wonder about sexual activities after surgery
b. Limited Information: Basic information on sexual function. If the patient
has a new stoma, information on opaque pouching systems may be provided
c. Specific Suggestions: There are surgeries that could enhance sexual
function. A description of surgeries would be included here
d. Intensive Therapy: Therapeutic sessions that may discuss body image,
sexual function, the family and beliefs could all be covered within this category
of interventions - correct answer -a. Permission Giving: Introduce the topic and
mention that most people wonder about sexual activities after surgery
According to Erickson, when teaching a preschooler - Ages 3-5 - the BEST
approach to working with this age group would include the use of:
a. Parent-focused teaching
b. Dolls and play
, c. Dolls, play and assist in care
d. Large print materials with primary colors - correct answer -c. Dolls,
play and assist in care
Your 65-year-old patient is being taught a skin/wound care procedure.
According to Erickson, the best approach to working with this age group would
include strategies that:
a. Recognize that other health care problems may impact their abilities
b. Body image is important so be sure to provide privacy
c. Select equipment that is already assembled to avoid complexity
d. Include written teaching materials because the patient is likely to forget
easily - correct answer -a. Recognize that other health care problems may
impact their abilities
Successful adaptation is defined by Black as being the ability to:
a. Provide self-care
b. Resume everyday activities and social relationships
c. Live independently and provide self-care
d. Learn new hobbies and participate in new sports - correct answer -b.
Resume everyday activities and social relationships
The WOC nurse may think that sexual issues are the exclusive domain of the
Ostomy Care Nurse because of surgical procedures and the potential for
STUDY SET EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
Ideal discharge planning helps reduce preventable re-admissions by:
a. Engaging patients and family members in the transition from hospital to
home
b. Encouraging patients to never return
c. Identifying the importance of not being readmitted
d. Ordering home health care to see the patient at home - correct answer -a.
Engaging patients and family members in the transition from hospital to home
Building a culture of safety for the WOC patient involves the following:
a. Patient-centered communication, teamwork and education
b. Instruction and procedures on infection control in the health care
setting
c. Utilizing antimicrobial agents or dressings in most situations to control
microbes
d. Restricting those with influenza or colds to visit the patient - correct
answer -a. Patient-centered communication, teamwork and education
The Health Belief Model is designed to:
,a. Determine what the patient believes about the likelihood that he will recover
from a health care problem
b. Identify what the patient believes about potential sexual
dysfunction problems he might encounter after surgery
c. Identify problems the patient thinks will prevent adherence to a protocol of
care following hospitalization
d. Determine the likelihood that the patient would engage in health-
promoting behaviors - correct answer -d. Determine the likelihood that the
patient would engage in health-promoting behaviors
When designing educational materials for the patient, formatting guidance to
follow would include:
a. Use black and white print as the patient's eyes may not adjust to the
reading material
b. Limit the amount of material utilized (more is not better), font size
should be 12-14
c. Provide comprehensive materials that the patient may read on his own
after discharge
d. Provide phone numbers for emergency contact after discharge, include
anatomy and physiology as well as procedures in the content - correct answer -
b. Limit the amount of material utilized (more is not better), font size should be
12-14
Teaching strategies for use with your WOC patient include:
a. Talk to the patient and encourage your patient to search the internet for
,additional information
b. Explain, demonstrate, reinforce, repeat, write down
c. Avoid assuming patients have read and understand, correct mistakes
and warn the patient about ramifications of mistakes
d. Discuss non-compliance and discourage questions that may seem off-
topic - correct answer -b. Explain, demonstrate, reinforce, repeat, write
down
Sexual adaptation and body image are intertwined. The WOC nurse may begin
an education session that involves sexual adaptation with which of the
following:
a. Permission Giving: Introduce the topic and mention that most people
wonder about sexual activities after surgery
b. Limited Information: Basic information on sexual function. If the patient
has a new stoma, information on opaque pouching systems may be provided
c. Specific Suggestions: There are surgeries that could enhance sexual
function. A description of surgeries would be included here
d. Intensive Therapy: Therapeutic sessions that may discuss body image,
sexual function, the family and beliefs could all be covered within this category
of interventions - correct answer -a. Permission Giving: Introduce the topic and
mention that most people wonder about sexual activities after surgery
According to Erickson, when teaching a preschooler - Ages 3-5 - the BEST
approach to working with this age group would include the use of:
a. Parent-focused teaching
b. Dolls and play
, c. Dolls, play and assist in care
d. Large print materials with primary colors - correct answer -c. Dolls,
play and assist in care
Your 65-year-old patient is being taught a skin/wound care procedure.
According to Erickson, the best approach to working with this age group would
include strategies that:
a. Recognize that other health care problems may impact their abilities
b. Body image is important so be sure to provide privacy
c. Select equipment that is already assembled to avoid complexity
d. Include written teaching materials because the patient is likely to forget
easily - correct answer -a. Recognize that other health care problems may
impact their abilities
Successful adaptation is defined by Black as being the ability to:
a. Provide self-care
b. Resume everyday activities and social relationships
c. Live independently and provide self-care
d. Learn new hobbies and participate in new sports - correct answer -b.
Resume everyday activities and social relationships
The WOC nurse may think that sexual issues are the exclusive domain of the
Ostomy Care Nurse because of surgical procedures and the potential for
