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Which principle pertaining to the role of family in patient education is most accurate? The health educator should teach as many family members as possible to ensure understanding of information. The role of the family is similar in function across each developmental stage (e.g., adolescents vs. older adults). The family is the health educator's greatest ally in preparing the patient for independence in self-care The health educator should determine for the client who is the most appropriate person in the family to take responsibility as the primary caregiver.

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The family is the health educator's greatest ally in preparing the patient for independence in self-care

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School-age children experience periods of concrete operations, meaning that they have logical thought processes and have the ability to think inductively and deductively True False

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true

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the patient's family is the single most significant determinant of success or failure of a teaching plan. true false

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true

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teachable moments can occur anytime that a patient or family member has questions or needs additional health information true false

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true

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It is important for health educators to identify the developmental stage of a learner. Which developmental stage includes the "industry vs. inferiority" phenomenon, which occurs when individuals become aware of their unique attributes that distinguish themselves from their peers? school-age children (6-12 years old) Adolescents (12-18 years old) Young adolescents (18-40 years old) Infants and toddlers (Birth-3 years old)

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school age children (6-12 years old)

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Which of the following best describes the "personal fable" that is typical of adolescent thinking? Adolescents think they are invincible despite the risks they take. Adolescents think everyone is watching them. Adolescents think others know what they are thinking and feeling. Adolescents think they are part of a fairy tale.

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adolescents think they are invincible despite the risks they take

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which statement is true about crystallized intelligence? Crystallized intelligence is the kind of intelligence that increases with experience as people age Crystallized intelligence is characterized by significant changes in the younger years of development, but these changes remain static after middle adulthood. Crystallized intelligence results in slower processing time, altered time perceptions, and decreased short-term memory. Crystallized intelligence is the kind of intelligence that declines as degenerative changes occur.

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crystallized intelligence is the kind of intelligence that increases with experience as people age

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all of the following are adult learning principles EXCEPT: the nature of the learning activity changes frequently the learner is able to learn in a group the learning is self-controlled and self-directed all options are adult learning principles the learner is able to learn in a group and the learning is self-controlled and self-directed

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all options are adult learning principles

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Dunn and Dunn's Learning Style posits that there are five basic stimuli that affect a patient's ability to learn. All of the following are stimuli that affect a patient's ability to learn EXCEPT: Sensory elements Psychological elements Physical element Environmental elements

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sensory elements

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all of the following are typical changes occurring in older adulthood EXCEPT: diminished color perceptions shorter reaction time distorted depth perception improved short term memory

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improved short term memory

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What is the purpose of writing clear and concise behavioral objectives? To specify what the teacher is expected to teach during a patient education program To allow the learner to achieve many possible outcomes during a patient education program None of the options apply To specify what the learner is expected to be able to do following a patient education program To keep the learner motivated during a patient education program

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to specify what the learner is expected to be able to do following a patient education program

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The average literacy level of residents in the United States is at the fourth-grade of reading ability True False

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false

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Which words in the following behavioral objective describe the criterion characteristic? "In the classroom and without using a calculator, the student will write the answers to 20 addition and subtraction problems within five (5) minutes with 100% accuracy. "the student will write the answers to 20 addition and subtraction problems" None of the options "in the classroom and without using a calculator" "with 100% accuracy"

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with 100% accuracy

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Literacy level is an indicator of the well-being of a population, and it has greater implications for the social and economic status. True False

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true

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Researchers over the past several decades have identified that written patient education materials are often written above the eighth-grade level, which negatively influences patients' understanding and use of such materials. True False

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true

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