Evidence for Practice, 3rd Edition (DeMarco),
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1. A nurse is striving to practice patient-
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A) Having a client complete a self-
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reported functional status indicator and thenreviewing it with the cl
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assisted robotic surgicaltechniques, which the hospital recently
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C) Recording a client's signs and symptoms in an electronic health record
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D) Performing continuous glucose monitoring of a client while the client
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centered care considers cultural traditions, personal preferences, values, famili
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es, and lifestyles. Clients become active participants in their own care, and mo
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nitoring health becomes the client's responsibility. To help clients and their he
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, althcare providers make better decisions, the Agency for Healthcare Research
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and Quality (AHRQ) has developed a series of tools that empower clients and
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assist providers in achieving desired outcomes, including client-
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reported functional status indicators. Computer-
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assisted robotic surgical techniques, electronic health records, andcontinuous
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glucose monitoring in the hospital are all technological advances in healthcar
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e, but they do not help the client become a more active participant in his or h
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ercare, and thus are not good 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
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diabetes mellitus. The nurse should recognize which social determinants of t
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his client's health?(Select all that apply.)
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E) No family in the ar
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The social conditions in which people live, their income, social status, educatio
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n, literacy, home and work environment, support networks, gender, culture, a
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