AHEC FINAL EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
What is a core measure as it relates to patient care and the patient diagnosis? ✔️✔️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?
✔️✔️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 ✔️✔️a Caucasian who has earned a
GED.
A supportive approach for motivational interviewing is ✔️✔️empathy
Why did The Joint Commission determine that tobacco cessation was a good choice for a "Core
Measure" designation? ✔️✔️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
ANSWERS
What is a core measure as it relates to patient care and the patient diagnosis? ✔️✔️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?
✔️✔️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 ✔️✔️a Caucasian who has earned a
GED.
A supportive approach for motivational interviewing is ✔️✔️empathy
Why did The Joint Commission determine that tobacco cessation was a good choice for a "Core
Measure" designation? ✔️✔️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
