Patient Education and Documentation Flashcards
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When educating a patient about wound care at home, the WOC nurse should use the 'teach-back' method to:
Answer: Confirm patient understanding by asking them to demonstrate or explain the information in their own words
Teach-back confirms comprehension by having the patient explain or demonstrate the information, revealing misunderstandings that the nurse can immediately correct.
Accurate wound documentation must include all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: Patient's social history and insurance information
Social history and insurance information are administrative data and are not components of clinical wound documentation, which focuses on objective wound characteristics and nursing interventions.
Under HIPAA, the WOC nurse may share wound photographs with consulting providers:
Answer: As part of treatment for the patient's care without additional written authorization
HIPAA permits sharing patient health information, including wound photographs, with treating providers for the purpose of care without additional written consent, as this constitutes treatment use.
Health literacy in patient wound education refers to:
Answer: The patient's ability to obtain, process, and understand health information to make care decisions
Health literacy encompasses a patient's capacity to understand, apply, and act on health information—distinct from general literacy or education level.
Motivational interviewing (MI) in the context of wound care patient education is used to:
Answer: Explore and resolve ambivalence to support patient-driven behavior change
MI is a collaborative, patient-centered communication style that explores and resolves ambivalence, evoking the patient's own motivation for behavior change rather than directing or confronting.
A patient refuses a recommended wound treatment. The appropriate nursing response is to:
Answer: Document refusal, notify the provider, explore patient concerns, and offer alternatives
Respecting patient autonomy requires documenting the refusal, notifying the provider, exploring underlying concerns, and presenting alternative options while maintaining the therapeutic relationship.