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Community and Public Health Nursing:
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Evidence for Practice, 4th Edition (DeMarco),
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Chapters 1 - 25 | All Chapters
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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,Chapter 1: Public Health Nursing
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1. A=nurse=is=striving=to=practice=patient-
centered=care=at=a=hospital.=Which=action=best=exemplifies=providing=patient-
centered=care?
A) Having=a=client=complete=a=self-
reported=functional=status=indicator=and=then=reviewing=it= with=the=client
B) Explaining=to=a=client=the=benefits=of=computer-
assisted=robotic=surgical=techniques,=which=the=hospital=recently=implemen
ted
C) Recording=a=client's=signs=and=symptoms=in=an=electronic=health=record
D) Performing=continuous=glucose=monitoring=of=a=client=while=the=client=is=in=the=ho
spital
ANSWER:= A
Feedback:
Patient-
centered=care=considers=cultural=traditions,=personal=preferences,=values,=families,=and=lifest
yles.=Clients=become=active=participants=in=their=own=care,=and=monitoring=health=becomes=t
he=client's=responsibility.=To=help=clients=and=their=healthcare=providers=make=better=decisi
ons,=the=Agency=for=Healthcare=Research=and=Quality=(AHRQ)=has=developed=a=series=of=t
ools=that=empower=clients=and=assist=providers=in=achieving=desired=outcomes,=including=cli
ent-reported=functional=status=indicators.=Computer-
assisted=robotic=surgical=techniques,=electronic=health=records,=and=continuous=glucose=moni
toring=in=the=hospital=are=all=technological=advances=in=healthcare,=but=they=do=not=help=the=
client=become=a=more=active=participant=in=his=or=her=care,=and=thus=are=not=good=examples=
of=patient-centered=care.
Origin:= Chapter=1-=Public=Health=Nursing,=2
2. A=nurse=is=caring=for=an=older=client=who=is=struggling=to=manage=her=type=2=diabetes=mellit
us.=The=nurse=should=recognize=which=social=determinants=of=this=client's=health?=(Select= a
ll=that= apply.)
, A) Household=income=of=$23,000=per=year
B) Reading=level=of=a=third=grader
C) Medication=ineffective=due=to=error=in=prescription
D) Originally=from=Sudan
E) No=family=in=the=area=
ANSWER:= A,=B,=D,=E=Fee
dback:
The=social=conditions=in=which=people=live,=their=income,=social=status,=education,=literacy,=
home=and=work=environment,=support=networks,=gender,=culture,=and=availability=of=health=
services=are=the=social=determinants=of=health.=These=conditions=have=an=impact=on=the=exte
nt=to=which=a=person=or=community=possesses=the=physical,=social,=and=personal=resources=n
ecessary=to=attain=and=maintain=health.=A=medical=error=on=the=part=of=the=client's=primary=ca
re=provider=or=nurse=would=not=constitute=a=social=determinant=of=the=client's=health.