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1. A nurse is striving to practice patient-
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centered care at a hospital. Which action best exemplifies providing patient- centered
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care?
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A) Having a client complete a self- z z z z z
reported functional status indicator and then reviewing it with the client
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B) Explaining to a client the benefits of computer- z z z z z z z
assisted robotic surgical techniques, which the hospital recently imp
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C) Recording a client's signs and symptoms in an electronic health record z z z z z z z z z z
D) Performing continuous glucose monitoringHof a client while the client is in th e z z z z z z z z z z z z
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centered care considers cultural traditions, personal preferences, values, families, and li
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festyles. Clients become active participants in their own care, and monitoring health bec
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omes the client's responsibility. To help clients and their healthcare providers make be
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tter decisions, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has develope
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mes, including client-reported functional status indicators. Computer-
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assisted robotic surgical techniques, electronic health records, andcontinuous glucose m
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onitoring in the hospital are all technological advances in healthcare, but they do not he
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lp the client become a more active participant in his or hercare, and thus are not good
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examples of patient-centered care.
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Origin: Chapter 1- Public Health Nursing, 2
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2. A nurse is caring for an older client who is struggling to manage her type 2 diabete s
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mellitus. The nurse should recognize which social determinants of this client's heal th?
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(Select all that apply.)
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A) Household income of $23,000 per year z z z z z
, B) Reading level of a third grader
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C) Medication ineffective due to error in prescription
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