NURS 208 FINAL EXAM GUIDE/COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE | AL
NURS - 208 Final Exam
QUESTIONS
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GRADED A+ |
1. Define health - the process of enabling people to increase control over the determinants of health
promotion and thereby improve their health
- Health promotion has evolved to include individual health behaviours and under-
lying determinants of health
- a social-political process, involving multiple interventions, over a prolonged
period of time, action at several levels and across sectors
- Health promotion - wanting to improve our health
2. Hidden barriers education, literacy, language, beliefs
to communicat-
ing with patients
3. Health literacy: - obtain, process, understand basic health information and services
the capacity to - make appropriate health care decisions (act on information)
- access/navigate health care system
4. Health Literacy structuring the delivery of care as if everyone may have limited health literacy
Universal Precau- - you cannot tell by looking
tions Approach - higher literacy skills does not equal understanding
- anxiety can reduce ability to manage health information
- everyone benefits from clear communications
5. Red flags for low -Frequently missed appointments
literacy -Incomplete registration forms
-Non-compliance with medication
-Unable to name medications, explain purpose or dosing
-Identifies pills by looking at them, not reading label
-Unable to give coherent, sequential history
-Ask fewer questions
-Lack of follow-through on tests or referrals
6. Mismatched Clinician process: giving information
communication: Patient process: understanding, remembering, and acting on information
, NURS - 208 Final Exam
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clinician process
vs patient
process
7. Strategies to im- Focus on "need-to-know" & "need-to-do"
prove patient un- Use Teach-Back Method
derstanding Demonstrate/draw pictures
Use clearly written education materials
8. HCP patient un- 1. use plain language
derstanding tips 2. limit information (3-5 key points)
(7) 3. be specific and concrete, not general
4. demonstrate, draw pictures, use models
5. repeat/summarize
6. teach-back (confirm understanding)
7. be positive, hopeful, empowering
9. What are health Consciously constructed opportunities for learning involving some form of com-
education and munication designed to:
health communi- - improve knowledge, and develop life skills
cation? - foster the motivation, skills, and confidence necessary to take action to improve
health
- Increase awareness of the underlying social, economic, and environmental con-
ditions impacting on health
Health Education: often done through one on one sessions, small groups or
classes, participant or learner directed
Health communication: usually directed at larger audiences, designed to reach as
many as possible
10. Health Communi- the study and use of communication strategies to inform and influence choices
cation * people make about their health
Messages are spread through channels such as mass media, print materials, social
media, and face-to-face conversations
NURS - 208 Final Exam
QUESTIONS
Study online atAND CORRECT ANSWERS (DETAILED ANSWERS) |
https://quizlet.com/_gnxhng
GRADED A+ |
1. Define health - the process of enabling people to increase control over the determinants of health
promotion and thereby improve their health
- Health promotion has evolved to include individual health behaviours and under-
lying determinants of health
- a social-political process, involving multiple interventions, over a prolonged
period of time, action at several levels and across sectors
- Health promotion - wanting to improve our health
2. Hidden barriers education, literacy, language, beliefs
to communicat-
ing with patients
3. Health literacy: - obtain, process, understand basic health information and services
the capacity to - make appropriate health care decisions (act on information)
- access/navigate health care system
4. Health Literacy structuring the delivery of care as if everyone may have limited health literacy
Universal Precau- - you cannot tell by looking
tions Approach - higher literacy skills does not equal understanding
- anxiety can reduce ability to manage health information
- everyone benefits from clear communications
5. Red flags for low -Frequently missed appointments
literacy -Incomplete registration forms
-Non-compliance with medication
-Unable to name medications, explain purpose or dosing
-Identifies pills by looking at them, not reading label
-Unable to give coherent, sequential history
-Ask fewer questions
-Lack of follow-through on tests or referrals
6. Mismatched Clinician process: giving information
communication: Patient process: understanding, remembering, and acting on information
, NURS - 208 Final Exam
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gnxhng
clinician process
vs patient
process
7. Strategies to im- Focus on "need-to-know" & "need-to-do"
prove patient un- Use Teach-Back Method
derstanding Demonstrate/draw pictures
Use clearly written education materials
8. HCP patient un- 1. use plain language
derstanding tips 2. limit information (3-5 key points)
(7) 3. be specific and concrete, not general
4. demonstrate, draw pictures, use models
5. repeat/summarize
6. teach-back (confirm understanding)
7. be positive, hopeful, empowering
9. What are health Consciously constructed opportunities for learning involving some form of com-
education and munication designed to:
health communi- - improve knowledge, and develop life skills
cation? - foster the motivation, skills, and confidence necessary to take action to improve
health
- Increase awareness of the underlying social, economic, and environmental con-
ditions impacting on health
Health Education: often done through one on one sessions, small groups or
classes, participant or learner directed
Health communication: usually directed at larger audiences, designed to reach as
many as possible
10. Health Communi- the study and use of communication strategies to inform and influence choices
cation * people make about their health
Messages are spread through channels such as mass media, print materials, social
media, and face-to-face conversations
