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1. A nurse has been working with Mrs. Griffin, a 71-year-
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old patient whose poorly controlled type 1 diabetes has led to numerous he
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alth problems. Over the past several years Mrs. Griffin has had several adm
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issions to the hospital medical unit, and the nurse has often carried out healt
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h promotion interventions. Who is ultimately responsible for maintaining
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and promoting Mrs. Griffins health? kr kr kr kr
A) The medical nurse
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B) The community health nurse who has also worked with Mrs. Griffin
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C) Mrs. Griffins primary care provider
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Ans: D
Feedback:
American society places a great importance on health and the responsibility t
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hat each of us has to maintain and promote our own health. Therefore, the oth
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er options are incorrect.
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2. An elderly female patient has come to the clinic for a scheduled follow-
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up appointment. The nurse learns from the patients daughter that the patient is
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not following the instructions she received upon discharge from the hospital la
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st month. What is the most likely factor causing the patient not to adhere to her t
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herapeutic regimen? kr
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A) Ethnic background of health care provider
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D) Personality of the physician kr kr kr
Ans: B
Feedback:
Variables that appear to influence the degree of adherence to a prescribed thera
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peutic regimen include gender, race, education, illness, complexity of the regi
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men, and the cost of treatments. The ethnic background of the health care prov
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ider and the personality of the physician are not considered variables that appe
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ar to influence the degree of adherence to a prescribed therapeutic regimen. A
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learning disability could greatly affect adherence, but cost is a more likely barr
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ier.
3. A gerontologic nurse has observed that patients often fail to adhere to a therape
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utic regimen. What strategy should the nurse adopt to best assist an older adu
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lt in adhering to a therapeutic regimen involving wound care?
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A) Demonstrate a dressing change and allow the patient to practice. kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr
B) Provide a detailed pamphlet on a dressing change. kr kr kr kr kr kr kr
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C) Verbally instruct the patient how to change a dressing and check for comp
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rehension.
D) Delegate the dressing change to a trusted family member. kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr
Ans: A
Feedback:
The nurse must consider that older adults may have deficits in the ability to dr
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aw inferences, apply information, or understand major teaching points. Dem
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onstration and practice are essential in meeting their learning needs. The othe
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r options are incorrect because the elderly may have problems reading and/or
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understanding a written pamphlet or verbal instructions. Having a family me kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr
mber change the dressing when the patient is capable of doing it impedes self-
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care and independence. kr kr
4. A 20-year-
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old man newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes needs to learn how to selfadmi
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nister insulin. When planning the appropriate educational interventions and
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considering variables that will affect his learning, the nurse should prioritizekr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr
which of the following factors? kr kr kr kr
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B) Patients gender kr
C) Patients occupation kr
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, lOMoAR cPSD| 61157369
Test Bank - Medical Surgical Nursing
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Chapter 03: Health Education and Promotion kr kr kr kr kr
kr
1. A nurse has been working with Mrs. Griffin, a 71-year-
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old patient whose poorly controlled type 1 diabetes has led to numerous he
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alth problems. Over the past several years Mrs. Griffin has had several adm
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issions to the hospital medical unit, and the nurse has often carried out healt
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h promotion interventions. Who is ultimately responsible for maintaining
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and promoting Mrs. Griffins health? kr kr kr kr
A) The medical nurse
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B) The community health nurse who has also worked with Mrs. Griffin
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C) Mrs. Griffins primary care provider
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D) Mrs. Griffin kr
Ans: D
Feedback:
American society places a great importance on health and the responsibility t
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hat each of us has to maintain and promote our own health. Therefore, the oth
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er options are incorrect.
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2. An elderly female patient has come to the clinic for a scheduled follow-
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up appointment. The nurse learns from the patients daughter that the patient is
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not following the instructions she received upon discharge from the hospital la
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st month. What is the most likely factor causing the patient not to adhere to her t
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herapeutic regimen? kr
, lOMoAR cPSD| 61157369
Test Bank - Medical Surgical Nursing
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A) Ethnic background of health care provider
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B) Costs of the prescribed regimen kr kr kr kr
C) Presence of a learning disability kr kr kr kr
D) Personality of the physician kr kr kr
Ans: B
Feedback:
Variables that appear to influence the degree of adherence to a prescribed thera
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peutic regimen include gender, race, education, illness, complexity of the regi
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men, and the cost of treatments. The ethnic background of the health care prov
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ider and the personality of the physician are not considered variables that appe
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ar to influence the degree of adherence to a prescribed therapeutic regimen. A
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learning disability could greatly affect adherence, but cost is a more likely barr
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ier.
3. A gerontologic nurse has observed that patients often fail to adhere to a therape
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utic regimen. What strategy should the nurse adopt to best assist an older adu
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lt in adhering to a therapeutic regimen involving wound care?
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A) Demonstrate a dressing change and allow the patient to practice. kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr
B) Provide a detailed pamphlet on a dressing change. kr kr kr kr kr kr kr
, lOMoAR cPSD| 61157369
Test Bank - Medical Surgical Nursing
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C) Verbally instruct the patient how to change a dressing and check for comp
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rehension.
D) Delegate the dressing change to a trusted family member. kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr
Ans: A
Feedback:
The nurse must consider that older adults may have deficits in the ability to dr
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aw inferences, apply information, or understand major teaching points. Dem
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onstration and practice are essential in meeting their learning needs. The othe
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r options are incorrect because the elderly may have problems reading and/or
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understanding a written pamphlet or verbal instructions. Having a family me kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr
mber change the dressing when the patient is capable of doing it impedes self-
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care and independence. kr kr
4. A 20-year-
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old man newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes needs to learn how to selfadmi
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nister insulin. When planning the appropriate educational interventions and
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considering variables that will affect his learning, the nurse should prioritizekr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr
which of the following factors? kr kr kr kr
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B) Patients gender kr
C) Patients occupation kr
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