Community and Public Health Nursing:
Evidence for Practice, 4th Edition by DeMarco,
all Chapters 1-25 covered
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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,Chapter 1: Public Health Nursing
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1. Aenurseeisestrivingetoe practiceepatient-
centeredecareeateaehospital.eWhicheactionebesteexemplifieseprovidingepatient-
centeredecare?
A) Havingeaecliente completeeaeself-
reportedefunctionalestatuseindicatoreandethenereviewingeite withetheeclient
B) Explainingetoeaeclientetheebenefitseofecomputer-
assistederoboticesurgicaletechniques,ewhichetheehospitalerecentlyeimplement
ed
C) Recordingeaeclient'sesignseandesymptomseineaneelectronicehealtherecord
D) Performingecontinuouseglucoseemonitoringeofeaeclientewhileetheeclienteiseinetheehos
pital
ANSWER:e A
Feedback:
Patient-
centeredecareeconsiderseculturaletraditions,epersonalepreferences,evalues,efamilies,eandelifest
yles.eClientsebecomeeactiveeparticipantseinetheireownecare,eandemonitoringehealthebecomeset
heeclient'seresponsibility.eToehelpeclientseandetheirehealthcareeprovidersemakeebetteredecisio
ns,etheeAgencyeforeHealthcareeResearcheandeQualitye(AHRQ)ehasedevelopedeaeserieseofetoo
lsethateempowereclientseandeassisteproviderseineachievingedesiredeoutcomes,eincludingeclient-
reportedefunctionalestatuseindicators.eComputer-
assistederoboticesurgicaletechniques,eelectronicehealtherecords,eandecontinuouseglucoseemoni
toringeinetheehospitaleareealletechnologicaleadvanceseinehealthcare,ebutetheyedoenotehelpetheec
lientebecomeeaemoreeactiveeparticipanteinehiseoreherecare,e andethuseareenotegoodeexampleseofe
patient-centeredecare.
Origin:e Chaptere1-ePubliceHealtheNursing,e2
2. Aenurseeisecaringeforeaneoldereclientewhoeisestrugglingetoemanageeheretypee2ediabetesemellit
us.eTheenurseeshoulderecognizeewhichesocialedeterminantseofethiseclient'sehealth?e(Selecte al
lethate apply.)
, A) Householde incomeeofe$23,000epereyear
B) Readinge leveleofeaethirdegrader
C) Medicationeineffectiveedueetoeerroreineprescription
D) OriginallyefromeSudan
E) Noefamilyeinetheeareae
ANSWER:e A,eB,e D,eEeFee
dback:
Theesocialeconditionseinewhichepeopleelive,etheireincome,esocialestatus,eeducation,eliteracy,e h
omeeandeworkeenvironment,esupporte networks,egender,eculture,eandeavailabilityeofehealthese
rviceseareetheesocialedeterminantseofehealth.eTheseeconditionsehaveeaneimpacteonetheeextente
toewhicheaepersoneorecommunityepossessesetheephysical,esocial,eandepersonaleresourcesenec
essaryetoeattaineandemaintainehealth.eAemedicaleerroreonetheeparteofetheeclient'seprimaryecaree
providereorenurseewouldenoteconstituteeaesocialedeterminanteofetheeclient'sehealth.