A nurse working in a busy primary care clinic wonders why Mr.
Smith, a 65-year old insulin dependent man recently diagnosed
with type 2 diabetes, keeps coming back with elevated A1Cs.
The nurse knows that he has given Mr. Smith the literature on
how to manage type 2 diabetes and, as time allowed, reviewed it
with him. He doesn't understand why Mr. Smith is still
struggling with managing his disease. What should he check
first before providing Mr. Smith with more information?
Correct Answers 1. His level of health literacy
Based on recent studies on risk for disease, the nurse working in
a primary care clinic in a poorer urban community decides to
develop an educational program on the importance of including
whole grains, fruits and vegetables in her patient's diets. To help
guide the development of her program she first reviews the
availability of fresh fruits and vegetables in the community. Her
decision to gather information on these factors best reflects
the________? Correct Answers 2. Social determinants of
health
Diversity refers to all of but which of these concepts? Correct
Answers 4.
Environment
If the international medical community was working to contain
several worldwide pandemics, they would look to the World
Health Organization (WHO), which is: Correct Answers 4. All
of the above