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AMBULATORY CARE NURSE CERTIFICATIONEXAM 2024 TESTBANK /ANCC CERTIFICATION
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The nursing process is foundational to the process of patient education. Which of the
following describes the evaluation phase of patient education?
a. Tailoring teaching, learning strategies, and interventions.
b. Measuring learning attained and level of self-efficacy.
c. Determining readiness to learn and learning needs?
d. Mutually setting goals and outcomes expected. - ANSWER B. Measuring
learning attained and level of self-efficacy
For patients with chronic pain, educational interventions should include:
a. Masking nonverbal indications of pain to reduce the anxiety of their family and
other caregivers.
b. Learning to tolerate mild to moderate pain without interventions to avoid addiction
to pain medications.
c. Recognizing distraction and relaxation techniques are rarely helpful in reducing
pain significantly.
d. Understanding the length of action of various medications and which can be taken
together or alternately. - ANSWER D. Understanding the length of action of various
medications and which can be taken together or alternately.
Patients with chronic illnesses need to develop the ability to deal with all the disease
and its treatment entail. Core skills for chronic disease self-management include:
a. Understanding the evidence-based guidelines.
b. Becoming familiar with community and Internet resources.
c. Problem solving, decision making, and taking actions.
d. Focusing on the health issues that contribute to emergency department visits or
hospitalizations. - ANSWER C. Problem-solving, decision making and taking
actions.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) encourages health
care providers to focus on efforts such as implementing evidence-based educational
programs and encourage patient self-efficacy. What is the best definition of patient
self-efficacy?
a. The patient plays a central role in preventing and managing his or her illness.
b. Health plans cover preventive services and wellness care, making them more
affordable to patients.
c. Nurses and other providers of health care are responsible for reinforcing patients'
and families' responsibility for health care.
d. The patient's perception of his or her own ability to attain health care goals. -
ANSWER d. The patients perception of his or her own ability to attain health care
goals.
, The Centers for Disease Control recently set a goal to reduce the number of
unintended pregnancies in the United States by 30% in the next few years. Nurses
providing counseling should consider for the following:
a. Unintended pregnancies are most common in women in their 20's.
b. All contraceptive methods also protect against sexually transmitted diseases.
c. Cultural and ethnic beliefs may affect family planning options.
d. With sufficient education about the contraceptive method chosen, follow-up may
not be necessary. - ANSWER c. Cultural and ethnic beliefs may affect family
planning options.
In counseling about childhood or adolescent drinking, which of the following should
be considered?
a. The physical and psychological effects of alcohol use.
b. Consumption of alcohol during pregnancy can lead to severe physical and mental
problems for the infant.
c. Risky drinking has been defined as more than four drinks per occasion for males
and more than three drinks per occasion for females.
d. Speaking frequently with a child about drinking is likely to alienate him or her and
may have a negative rather than positive effect on behavior. - ANSWER a. The
physical and psychological effects of alcohol use.
Childhood obesity has become a national health problem in the United States.
Topics important to include in counseling for the parents of school-aged children
include:
a. Diets high in energy are also high in nutritional value.
b. Provide a variety of foods, including grains, fruits, and vegetables.
c. School-aged children will automatically choose the right nutrients for themselves if
they see their parents and other role models doing so.
d. A multivitamin is important to supplement a child's diet at this age. - ANSWER b.
Provide a variety of foods, including grains, fruits, and vegetables.
Mr. McIntire is a 37 year old patient who has a 25 pack a year history of smoking.
Today, he has told his physician he is ready to quit. Ryan, the ambulatory care
nurse, has been asked to assist Mr. McIntire. Which of the following describes a
potential method to assist this patient to quit smoking?
a. Explain that relapsing is part of the process.
b. Advise Mr. McIntire about the harms of smoking, which impact nearly every organ
in the body.
c. Set specific goals and a quit date.
d. Use motivational interviewing to help him understand his ambivalence about
quitting. - ANSWER c. Set specific goals and a quit date.
A 53 year old man has recently been diagnosed with diabetes. The provider has sent
him to the nurse for instruction about glucose monitoring at home. The patient
arrives for teaching as scheduled, but has not yet purchased the electronic
monitoring device. Which of the following would be the best nursing action at this
time?
a. Assess the patient's current understanding and his interest in learning about self-
monitoring his glucose.
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