Practice, 4th Edition (DeMarco),
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,Chapter1:PublicHealth Nursing J
1. AJnurselislstrivingltolpracticelpatient-
centeredlcareatJalhospital.lWhichlactionlbestJexemplifieslprovidinglpatient-
lcenteredlcare?
A) HavinglalclientJcompletelaJself-
reportedlfunctionallstatuslindicatorandlthenreviewingJitlwiththelclient
B) ExplainingltoJaJclientJthelbenefitslofcomputer-
assistedlroboticlsurgicaltechniques,lwhichlthelhospitallrecentlylimplementled
C) RecordingJalclient'slsignsandlsymptomslinlanelectronicJhealthlrecord
D) PerformingJcontinuouslglucoselmonitoringlofaJclientJwhilelthelclientJislinlthehosplital
ANSWER:JA
Feedback:
Patient-
centeredlcarelconsiderslculturalltraditions,lpersonallpreferences,lvalues,lfamilies,landllifestylles.lCli
entslbecomelactivelparticipantslinltheirlownlcare,landlmonitoringlhealthlbecomesJthelcllient'sJrespon
sibility.lTolhelplclientslandltheirlhealthcarelproviderslmakelbetterldecisions,lthlelAgencylforlHealthc
arelResearchlandlQualityl(AHRQ)lhasldevelopedlalserieslofltoolslthatlelmpowerlclientslandlassistJpr
oviderslinlachievingldesiredloutcomes,lincludingJclient-
l reportedlfunctionallstatuslindicators.lComputer-
assistedJroboticlsurgicalltechniques,lelectronicJhealthlrecords,landcontinuousJglucoselmonitloringli
nlthelhospitallarelallltechnologicalladvanceslinlhealthcare,lbutltheyldolnotlhelpJthelclielntJbecomelal
morelactivelparticipantJinlhislorlhercare,landlthuslarelnotlgoodexamplesloflpatielnt-centeredlcare.
Origin:l Chapterl1-JPubliclHealthlNursing,l2
2. AlnurselislcaringlforlanlolderlclientlwholislstrugglingJtoJmanagelherltypel2ldiabetesJmellitus.lThelnurs
elshouldlrecognizelwhichlsocialldeterminantsJofthisclient'sJhealth?(SelectJallJthatlapply.)
, A) Householdlincomelof$23,000lperlyear
B) Readingllevellofalthirdlgrader
C) MedicationineffectivelduetoJerrorlinlprescription
D) OriginallylfromlSudan
E) Nolfamilylinltheareal
ANSWER:Jl A,lB,lD,lElFee
dback:
ThelsociallconditionslinlwhichJpeoplellive,ltheirlincome,lsociallstatus,leducation,lliteracy,lholmelandlwo
rklenvironment,lsupportlnetworks,lgender,lculture,landlavailabilityloflhealthlservilceslarelthelsocialld
eterminantsloflhealth.lTheselconditionsJhavelanlimpactlonlthelextentltolwlhichlalpersonlorlcommunityl
possesseslthelphysical,lsocial,landlpersonalresourcesnecessaryltoJattainlandlmaintainlhealth.lAJm
edicalerroronJthelpartJoflthelclient'slprimarylcarelproviderlorlnurselwouldlnotlconstitutelalsocialld
eterminantlofthelclient'slhealth.