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Patient guidelines for surgery include ____.


A) informing the patient of specific dietary restrictions
B) asking patients to refrain from cigarette smoking for 2 hours before surgery
C) telling the patient to leave his/her money in the nightstand in her hospital room
D) discouraging bathing the morning of surgery
E) explaining that the patient will be able to drive home after the surgery

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Which type of preoperative teaching includes detailed restrictions on diet or activity that may be necessary both before and after surgery?


A) Sensory
B) Participatory
C) Role playing
D) Modeling
E) Factual

F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

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Consumer education ____.


A) is always written
B) is effective only when presented in seminars
C) is geared, in both content and language, toward the average person
D) is primarily available to college students
E) is more effective when targeted to elderly patients

F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

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Becoming motivated and learning to have a positive attitude fall under the ________ domain of learning.

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The third level of disease prevention involves ________ and management of an existing illness to maintain functionality and avoid further disability.

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A benefit of the patient information packet is that it ____.


A) promotes better compliance with treatment programs
B) helps patients feel more comfortable with the qualifications of the healthcare professionals who are caring for them
C) can answer a treatment question that may come up during an office visit
D) encourages patients to help themselves achieve better health
E) identifies home remedies that can be used as an alternative to seeing the physician

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Which statement would be appropriate for the medical assistant to include when teaching a patient about the proper use of medications?


A) "You may mix medications without checking with your physician."
B) "If you do not take your medications as instructed, you may experience dangerous side effects."
C) "If you miss a dose of your medication, take two doses when you remember it."
D) "A prescription is just a guideline and does not have to be followed exactly."
E) "It is okay to share your medication with your family if they have the same symptoms you have."

F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

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The medical assistant may be responsible for educating and preparing patients for surgery and must verify that patients have all the information needed from an educational and ________ standpoint.

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The key to the success of any educational process is to ________ that the patient has actually understood the information.

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An important instruction to include when providing health education to a secretary is to ____.


A) eat a diet low in fiber
B) smoke no more than 1 pack of cigarettes per day
C) get up, stretch, and walk down the hall periodically
D) take several rest periods at your desk every day
E) spend several hours each day working at the computer

F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

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Adoption of health-promoting behaviors is the ________ level of disease and illness prevention.

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During which type of teaching do you describe a technique to the patient, demonstrate it, and then ask the patient to repeat the demonstration?


A) Factual
B) Sensory
C) Participatory
D) Combination
E) Cognitive

F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

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Wayne is learning to eat better foods, increase the amount of exercise he gets, and take his medication regularly. Into which learning domain do these skills fall?


A) General
B) Psychomotor
C) Cognitive
D) Affective
E) Behavioral

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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The office ________ of patient care means the system of values and principles the office has adopted in its everyday practices. This should be described in the patient information packet.

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Some practices provide simplified versions of their patient information packet for patients ____.


A) with hearing impairments
B) who do not understand English
C) with visual impairments
D) who will undergo surgical procedures
E) who are under the age of 12

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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