Community,and,Public,Health,Nursing:,Evidence,for,Practi
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ce,,3rd,Edition,(DeMarco),,
Chapters,1,-,25,|,All ,Chapters
,TABLE,OF,CONTENTS
,Chapter,1:,Public,Health,Nursing
1. A,nurse,is ,striving,to ,practice ,patient-
centered,care,at ,a,hospital. ,Which,action,best,e xemplifies ,providing,patient-
centered,care?
A) Having,a,client ,complete ,a,self-
reported,functional,status,indicator,and,then,reviewing,it ,with,the ,client
B) Explaining,to ,a,client,the,benefits,of,computer-
assisted,robotic,surgical,techniques, ,which,the ,hospital,recently,implem
ented
C) Recording,a ,client's,signs ,and ,symptoms,in,an,electronic,health,record
D) Performing,continuous,glucose ,monitoring,of ,a,client ,while ,the ,client ,is,in,the,
hospital
ANSWER:,A
Feedback:
Patient-
centered,care,considers,cultural,traditions, ,personal,preferences,,values, ,families,,and ,lif
estyles.,Clients,become ,active ,participants ,in,their ,own,care, ,and,monitoring,health,beco
mes,the,client's ,responsibility. ,To,help ,clients ,and ,their ,healthcare,providers,make ,better
,decisions, ,the ,Agency,for ,Healthcare ,Research,and ,Quality,(AHRQ),has,developed ,a ,se
ries,of,tools ,that,empower,clients ,and ,assist ,providers,in,achieving,desired,outcomes,,in
cluding,client-reported ,functional,status,indicators. ,Computer-
assisted,robotic ,surgical,techniques,,electronic ,health,records, ,and,continuous ,glucose,m
onitoring,in,the ,hospital,are,all,technological,advances,in,healthcare, ,but ,they,do ,not ,hel
p,the,client ,become ,a,more ,active ,participant ,in,his,or,her,care, ,and,thus,are ,not ,good,exa
mples,of,patient-centered ,care.
Origin:, Chapter ,1- ,Public,Health,Nursing,,2
2. A,nurse,is ,caring,for ,an,older,client,who ,is ,struggling,to ,manage,her,type ,2,diabetes,m
ellitus. ,The,nurse,should ,recognize ,which,social,determinants ,of,this ,client's ,health?,(S
elect,all,that ,apply.)
, A) Household,income ,of,$23,000 ,per ,year
B) Reading,level,of,a ,third ,grader
C) Medication,ineffective,due ,to,error ,in,prescription
D) Originally,from ,Sudan
E) No,family,in,the ,area,
ANSWER:, A,,B, ,D,,E,Fe
edback:
The,social,conditions ,in,which,people,live, ,their ,income, ,social,status, ,education, ,literac
y,,home,and ,work,environment, ,support ,networks,,gender,,culture, ,and,availability,of,h
ealth,services ,are,the,social,determinants ,of,health. ,These,conditions ,have ,an,impact ,on,
the,extent ,to ,which,a ,person,or ,community,possesses ,the ,physical, ,social, ,and ,personal ,r
esources,necessary,to ,attain,and ,maintain,health. ,A,medical,error,o n,the ,part ,of,the ,client'
s,primary,care ,provider,or,nurse ,would,not ,constitute ,a,social,determinant ,of,the ,client's ,
health.