Community and Public Health Nursing:
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h Evidence for Practice, 4th Edition (DeMarco),
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Chapters 1 - 25 | All Chapters
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,Chapter1:PublicHealth Nursing J
1. AJnursehishstrivinghto hpracticehpatient-
centered hcareatJa hhospital. hWhichhactionhbestJexemplifies hproviding hpatient-
hcentered hcare?
A) HavinghahclientJcompletehaJself-
reported hfunctional hstatus hindicatorand hthenreviewingJit hwiththe hclient
B) Explaining htoJaJclientJthe hbenefits hofcomputer-
assistedhrobotichsurgicaltechniques, hwhich hthe hhospitalhrecentlyhimplement
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C) RecordingJa hclient's hsignsand hsymptoms hinhanelectronicJhealth hrecord
D) PerformingJcontinuous hglucose hmonitoring hofaJclientJwhile hthe hclientJis hin
hthehosp hital
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centered hcare hconsiders hcultural htraditions, hpersonal hpreferences, hvalues, hfamilies, hand
hlifestyl hes.hClientshbecomehactivehparticipantshinhtheirhownhcare,handhmonitoringhhealth
hbecomesJthehc hlient'sJresponsibility. hTo hhelp hclients hand htheir hhealthcare hproviders hmake
hbetter hdecisions, hth hehAgencyhforhHealthcarehResearchhandhQualityh(AHRQ)hhashdeveloped
a serieshofhtoolshthathe hmpower hclients hand hassistJproviders hin hachieving hdesired houtcomes,
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hincludingJclient- hreported hfunctional hstatus hindicators. hComputer-
assistedJrobotichsurgicalhtechniques, helectronicJhealthhrecords,handcontinuousJglucosehmonit
horinghinhthehhospitalharehallhtechnologicalhadvanceshin hhealthcare,hbuththeyhdohnothhelpJthe
hclie hntJbecome hahmorehactivehparticipantJin hhishorhhercare, handhthusharehnot hgoodexamples
hofhpatie hnt-centeredhcare.
Origin: h Chapterh1-JPublichHealthhNursing,h2
2. A hnurse his hcaring hfor han holder hclient hwho his hstrugglingJtoJmanage hher htype h2
h diabetesJmellitus. hThe hnurse hshould h recognize which
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h determinantsJofthisclient'sJhealth?(SelectJallJthat happly.)
, A) Household hincome hof$23,000 hper hyear
B) Reading hlevelhofahthirdhgrader
C) Medicationineffective hduetoJerror hinhprescription
D) Originally hfromhSudan
E) Nohfamilyhinhthearea
ANSWER:J h A, hB, hD,hE
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The hsocial hconditions hin hwhichJpeople hlive, htheir hincome, hsocial hstatus, heducation, hliteracy,
h ho hme hand hwork henvironment, hsupport hnetworks, hgender, hculture, hand havailability hof
health hservi hces hare hthe hsocial hdeterminants hof hhealth. hThese hconditionsJhave han himpact hon
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the hextent hto hw hhich ha hperson hor hcommunity hpossesses hthe hphysical, hsocial, hand
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personalresourcesnecessary htoJattain hand hmaintain hhealth. hAJmedicalerroronJthe hpartJof
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the hclient's hprimary hcare hprovider hor hnurse hwould hnot hconstitute ha hsocial hdeterminant
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ofthe hclient's hhealth.
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