TEST BANK - BRUNNER & SUDDARTH'S TEXTBOOK OF MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING 14E (HINKLE 2017) QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE ANSWERS WELL EXPLAINED AND VERIFIED AS 100% CORRECT BY EXPERTS LATEST UPDATE 2024 GRADED A+

TEST BANK - BRUNNER & SUDDARTH'S TEXTBOOK OF MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING 14E (HINKLE 2017) QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE ANSWERS WELL EXPLAINED AND VERIFIED AS 100% CORRECT BY EXPERTS LATEST UPDATE 2024 GRADED A+ The public health nurse is presenting a health promotion class to a group of new mothers. How should the nurse best define health? Health is being connected in body, mind, and spirit. A nurse is speaking to a group of prospective nursing students about what it is like to be a nurse. What is one characteristic the nurse would cite as necessary to possess to be an effective nurse? sensitivity to cultural differences With increases in longevity, people have had to become more knowledgeable about their health and the professional health care that they receive. One outcome of this phenomenon is the development of organized self-care education programs. Which of the following do these programs prioritize? management of illness The home health nurse is assisting a patient and his family in planning the patients return to work after surgery and the development of post surgical complications. The nurse is preparing a plan of care that addresses the patients multifaceted needs. To which level of Maslows hierarchy of basic needs does the patients need for self fulfillment relate? self-acutalization The view that health and illness are not static states but that they exist on a continuum is central to professional health care systems. When planning care, this view aids the nurse in appreciating which of the following? a persons state of health is ever-changing A group of nursing students are participating in a community health clinic. When providing care in this context, what should the students teach participants about disease prevention? It is best achieved by exhibiting behaviors that promote health. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit has asked to represent the unit on the hospitals quality committee. When describing quality improvement programs to nursing colleagues and members of other health disciplines, what characteristic should the nurse cite? These programs focus on the processes used to provide care. Nurses in acute care settings must work with other health care team members to maintain quality care while facing pressures to care for patients who are hospitalized for shorter periods of time than in the past. To ensure positive health outcomes when patients return to their homes, what action should the nurse prioritize? Thorough and ev