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,Chapter 1: Public Health Nursing
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1. A enurse eis estriving eto epractice epatient-centered ecare eat ea ehospital. eWhich eaction
ebesteexemplifies eproviding epatient-centered ecare?
A) Having ea eclient ecomplete ea eself-reported efunctional estatus eindicator eand
ethenereviewing eit ewith ethe eclient
B) Explaining eto ea eclient ethe ebenefits eof ecomputer-assisted erobotic
esurgicaletechniques, ewhich ethe ehospital erecently eimplemented
C) Recording ea eclient's esigns eand esymptoms ein ean eelectronic ehealth erecord
D) Performing econtinuous eglucose emonitoring eof ea eclient ewhile ethe eclient eis ein
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ANSWER: e A
Feedback:
Patient-centered ecare econsiders ecultural etraditions, epersonal epreferences, evalues,
efamilies, eand elifestyles. eClients ebecome eactive eparticipants ein etheir eown ecare, eand
emonitoring ehealth ebecomes ethe eclient's eresponsibility. eTo ehelp eclients eand etheir
ehealthcare eproviders emake ebetter edecisions, ethe eAgency efor eHealthcare eResearch eand
eQuality e(AHRQ) ehas edeveloped ea eseries eof etools ethat eempower eclients eand eassist
eproviders ein eachieving edesired eoutcomes, eincluding eclient-reported efunctional estatus
eindicators. eComputer-assisted erobotic esurgical etechniques, eelectronic ehealth erecords,
eandecontinuous eglucose emonitoring ein ethe ehospital eare eall etechnological eadvances ein
ehealthcare, ebut ethey edo enot ehelp ethe eclient ebecome ea emore eactive eparticipant ein ehis
eor eherecare, eand ethus eare enot egood eexamples eof epatient-centered ecare.
Origin: e Chapter e1- ePublic eHealth eNursing, e2
2. A enurse eis ecaring efor ean eolder eclient ewho eis estruggling eto emanage eher etype e2
ediabetes emellitus. eThe enurse eshould erecognize ewhich esocial edeterminants eof ethis
eclient's ehealth?e(Select eall ethat eapply.)
A) Household eincome eof e$23,000 eper eyear
B) Reading elevel eof ea ethird egrader
C) Medication eineffective edue eto eerror ein eprescription
, D) Originally efrom eSudan
E) No efamily ein ethe
areaeANSWER: e A, eB, eD,
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The esocial econditions ein ewhich epeople elive, etheir eincome, esocial estatus, eeducation,
literacy, ehome eand ework eenvironment, esupport enetworks, egender, eculture, eand
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availability eof ehealth eservices eare ethe esocial edeterminants eof ehealth. eThese econditions
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have ean eimpact eon ethe eextent eto ewhich ea eperson eor ecommunity epossesses ethe
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physical, esocial, eand epersonal eresources enecessary eto eattain eand emaintain ehealth. eA
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medical eerroreon ethe epart eof ethe eclient's eprimary ecare eprovider eor enurse ewould enot
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constitute ea esocial edeterminant eof ethe eclient's ehealth.
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