Chapter 2 Test Bank; Social
Determinants of Health Lewis’s
Medical-Surgical Nursing, 12th
Edition Exam Questions with
Answers
User [Date] [Course title]
, Which data from the patient's health history would be the nurse's focus for patient teaching?
a. Family history
b. Age and gender
c. Dietary fat intake
d. Race and ethnicity - Correct Answer: ANS: C
Behaviors are strongly linked to many health care problems. The patient's fat intake is a
behavior that the patient can change. The other information will be useful as the nurse
develops an individualized plan for improving the patient's health but will not be the focus of
patient teaching for behavior change.
The nurse works in a clinic located in a community where many of the residents are Hispanic.
Which strategy, if implemented by the nurse, would decrease health care disparities and
promote health equity for this community?
a. Improve public transportation to the clinic.
b. Update equipment and supplies at the clinic.
c. Teach clinic staff about cultural health beliefs.
d. Obtain low-cost medications for clinic patients. - Correct Answer: ANS: C
Health care disparities are caused by stereotyping, biases, and prejudice of health care providers. The
nurse can decrease these through staff education. The other strategies may also be addressed by the
nurse but will not directly impact health disparities.
Which information would the nurse collect as a measure of community health?
a. Air pollution levels
b. Number of healthy food stores
c. Most common causes of death
d. Education level of the individual - Correct Answer: ANS: C
Health status measures of a community include birth and death rates, life expectancy, access
to care, and morbidity and mortality rates related to disease and injury. Although air pollution,
access to health food stores, and education level are factors that affect a community's health
Determinants of Health Lewis’s
Medical-Surgical Nursing, 12th
Edition Exam Questions with
Answers
User [Date] [Course title]
, Which data from the patient's health history would be the nurse's focus for patient teaching?
a. Family history
b. Age and gender
c. Dietary fat intake
d. Race and ethnicity - Correct Answer: ANS: C
Behaviors are strongly linked to many health care problems. The patient's fat intake is a
behavior that the patient can change. The other information will be useful as the nurse
develops an individualized plan for improving the patient's health but will not be the focus of
patient teaching for behavior change.
The nurse works in a clinic located in a community where many of the residents are Hispanic.
Which strategy, if implemented by the nurse, would decrease health care disparities and
promote health equity for this community?
a. Improve public transportation to the clinic.
b. Update equipment and supplies at the clinic.
c. Teach clinic staff about cultural health beliefs.
d. Obtain low-cost medications for clinic patients. - Correct Answer: ANS: C
Health care disparities are caused by stereotyping, biases, and prejudice of health care providers. The
nurse can decrease these through staff education. The other strategies may also be addressed by the
nurse but will not directly impact health disparities.
Which information would the nurse collect as a measure of community health?
a. Air pollution levels
b. Number of healthy food stores
c. Most common causes of death
d. Education level of the individual - Correct Answer: ANS: C
Health status measures of a community include birth and death rates, life expectancy, access
to care, and morbidity and mortality rates related to disease and injury. Although air pollution,
access to health food stores, and education level are factors that affect a community's health
