Community and Public Health Nursing:
Evidence for Practice, 4th Edition (DeMarco),
Chapters 1 - 25 | All Chapters
,TABLEOFCONTENTS
,Chapter1:PublicHealth Nursing J
1. AJnurse_is_striving_to_practice_patient-
centered_careatJa_hospital._Which_action_bestJexemplifies_providing_patient-
_centered_care?
A) Having_a_clientJcomplete_aJself-
reported_functional_status_indicatorand_thenreviewingJit_withthe_client
B) Explaining_toJaJclientJthe_benefits_ofcomputer-
assisted_robotic_surgicaltechniques,_which_the_hospital_recently_implement
_ed
C) RecordingJa_client's_signsand_symptoms_in_anelectronicJhealth_record
D) PerformingJcontinuous_glucose_monitoring_ofaJclientJwhile_the_clientJis_in_thehos
p_ital
ANSWER:JA
Feedback:
Patient-
centered_care_considers_cultural_traditions,_personal_preferences,_values,_families,_and_lifest
yl_es._Clients_become_active_participants_in_their_own_care,_and_monitoring_health_becomes
the_c_lient'sJresponsibility._To_help_clients_and_their_healthcare_providers_make_better_deci
J
sions,_th_e_Agency_for_Healthcare_Research_and_Quality_(AHRQ)_has_developed_a_series_o
f_tools_that_e_mpower_clients_and_assistJproviders_in_achieving_desired_outcomes,_includin
gJclient-_reported_functional_status_indicators._Computer-
assistedJrobotic_surgical_techniques,_electronicJhealth_records,_andcontinuousJglucose_mon
it_oring_in_the_hospital_are_all_technological_advances_in_healthcare,_but_they_do_not_helpJth
e_clie_ntJbecome_a_more_active_participantJin_his_or_hercare,_and_thus_are_not_goodexample
s_of_patie_nt-centered_care.
Origin:_ Chapter_1-JPublic_Health_Nursing,_2
2. A_nurse_is_caring_for_an_older_client_who_is_strugglingJtoJmanage_her_type_2_diabetesJmellit
us._The_nurse_should_recognize_which_social_determinantsJofthisclient'sJhealth?(SelectJal
lJthat_apply.)
, A) Household_income_of$23,000_per_year
B) Reading_level_ofa_third_grader
C) Medicationineffective_duetoJerror_in_prescription
D) Originally_from_Sudan
E) No_family_in_theare
a_ANSWER:J_ A,_B,_D,_E_
Fee
dback:
The_social_conditions_in_whichJpeople_live,_their_income,_social_status,_education,_literacy,_
ho_me_and_work_environment,_support_networks,_gender,_culture,_and_availability_of_health
_servi_ces_are_the_social_determinants_of_health._These_conditionsJhave_an_impact_on_the_e
xtent_to_w_hich_a_person_or_community_possesses_the_physical,_social,_and_personalresour
cesnecessary_toJattain_and_maintain_health._AJmedicalerroronJthe_partJof_the_client's_primar
y_care_provider_or_nurse_would_not_constitute_a_social_determinant_ofthe_client's_health.