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,Chapter 1: Public Health Nursing
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1. Afnursefisfstrivingftofpracticefpatient-
centeredfcarefatfafhospital.fWhichfactionfbestfexemplifiesfprovidingfpatient-
centeredfcare?
A) Havingfafclientfcompletefafself-
reportedffunctionalfstatusfindicatorfandfthenfreviewingfitfwithfthefclient
B) Explainingftofafclientfthefbenefitsfoffcomputer-
assistedfroboticfsurgicalftechniques,fwhichfthefhospitalfrecentlyfimpleme
nted
C) Recordingfafclient'sfsignsfandfsymptomsfinfanfelectronicfhealthfrecord
D) Performingfcontinuousfglucosefmonitoringfoffafclientfwhilefthefclientfisfinfthefhos
pital
ANSWER:f A
Feedback:
Patient-
centeredfcarefconsidersfculturalftraditions,fpersonalfpreferences,fvalues,ffamilies,fandflifes
tyles.fClientsfbecomefactivefparticipantsfinftheirfownfcare,fandfmonitoringfhealthfbecomesf
thefclient'sfresponsibility.fTofhelpfclientsfandftheirfhealthcarefprovidersfmakefbetterfdecisi
ons,fthefAgencyfforfHealthcarefResearchfandfQualityf(AHRQ)fhasfdevelopedfafseriesfoffto
olsfthatfempowerfclientsfandfassistfprovidersfinfachievingfdesiredfoutcomes,fincludingfclie
nt-reportedffunctionalfstatusfindicators.fComputer-
assistedfroboticfsurgicalftechniques,felectronicfhealthfrecords,fandfcontinuousfglucosefmon
itoringfinfthefhospitalfarefallftechnologicalfadvancesfinfhealthcare,fbutftheyfdofnotfhelpfthefc
lientfbecomefafmorefactivefparticipantfinfhisforfherfcare,fandfthusfarefnotfgoodfexamplesfoffp
atient-centeredfcare.
Origin:f Chapterf1-fPublicfHealthfNursing,f2
2. Afnursefisfcaringfforfanfolderfclientfwhofisfstrugglingftofmanagefherftypef2fdiabetesfmellit
us.fThefnursefshouldfrecognizefwhichfsocialfdeterminantsfoffthisfclient'sfhealth?f(Selectfal
lfthatf apply.)
, A) Householdfincomefoff$23,000fperfyear
B) Readingflevelfoffafthirdfgrader
C) Medicationfineffectivefdueftoferrorfinfprescription
D) OriginallyffromfSudan
E) Noffamilyfinfthefareaf
ANSWER:f A,fB,fD,fEfFee
dback:
Thefsocialfconditionsfinfwhichfpeopleflive,ftheirfincome,fsocialfstatus,feducation,fliteracy,f
homefandfworkfenvironment,fsupportfnetworks,fgender,fculture,fandfavailabilityfoffhealthf
servicesfarefthefsocialfdeterminantsfoffhealth.fThesefconditionsfhavefanfimpactfonfthefexten
tftofwhichfafpersonforfcommunityfpossessesfthefphysical,fsocial,fandfpersonalfresourcesfnec
essaryftofattainfandfmaintainfhealth.fAfmedicalferrorfonfthefpartfoffthefclient'sfprimaryfcarefp
roviderforfnursefwouldfnotfconstitutefafsocialfdeterminantfoffthefclient'sfhealth.