Expectancy Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Foundations for Population Health in Community/Public Health Nursing 6th Edition. by Marcia Stanhope-1. Which of the following best describes community-based nursing? a. A practice in which care is provided for individuals and families b. Providing care with a focus on the group’s needs c. Giving care with a focus on the aggregate’s needs d. A value system in which all clients receive optimal care ANS: A By definition, community-based nursing is a setting-specific practice in which car...

Hsc pdhpe full course notes, Updated 2023 HSC Core 1: Health Priorities in Australia How are priority issues for Australia’s health identified? Measuring health status Measuring health status is an important aspect of promoting health in Australia - it allows us to identify priority health issues, monitor progress & re-evaluate health promotions. Role of epidemiology ● Epidemiology is the study of disease in groups or populations through the collection of data & information, to i...

Growth and Development Across the Lifespan 2nd Edition Leifer Fleck Test Bank Chapter 1: Healthy People 2020 Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The purpose of Healthy People 2020 is to: a. examine world health needs. b. evaluate accomplishments for years 2010–2020. c. focus primarily on infant health and mortality. d. examine funding issues for health care. ANS: B Healthy People 2020 is an evidence-based 10-year report card describing health-care accomplishments in the United States between the year...

What is life expectancy? - correct answer The average number of years a person can expect to live What is Health? - correct answer A state of well-being that encompasses physical, social, psychological, and other dimensions and is a resource for everyday life - more than merely the absence of illness or injury What is Disease? - correct answer An alteration in body structure of biochemistry that is significant enough to cause the body's regulatory mechanisms to fail - symptoms may or may ...

Nine Emerging global trends correct answer: 1. overall aging population 2. increasing life expectancy 3. rising number of oldest old 4. chronic diseases are major cause of death 5. some total populations will shrink 6. changing family structure 7. shifting patterns of work & retirement 8. changing social insurance systems 9. new economic challenges Nurse roles in caring for older adults correct answer: generalist and specialist -direct care providers -case managers -nurse leade...

A comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multidisciplinary evaluation to assess life expectancy and risk of morbidity and mortality in the older patient. This assessment tool would evaluate and include the following areas: functional status, socioeconomic issues, psychosocial Neoadjuvant therapy does not increase survival when compared to adjuvant therapy. It only changes the timing of treatment and can change surgical options if the tumor is shrunk enough. If this occurs, the patient may...

Neoadjuvant therapy does not increase survival when compared to adjuvant therapy. It only changes the timing of treatment and can change surgical options if the tumor is shrunk enough. If this occurs, the patient may only require a lumpectomy plus radiation therapy instead of needing a mastectomy Main benefit of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (breast cancer patient) A comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multidisciplinary evaluation to assess life expectancy and risk of morbidity and ...

Test Bank for Theories of Personality, 10th Edition, Ryckman Test Bank for Theories of Personality, 10th Edition, Ryckman, ISBN-10: 5, ISBN-13: 0663 Table of Contents PART I: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE DISCIPLINE. 1. Personality and the Scientific Outlook. PART II: PSYCHOANALYTIC AND NEOANALYTIC PERSPECTIVES. 2. Freud’s Psychoanalytic Perspectives. 3. Jung’s Analytical Psychology. 4. Adler’s Individual Psychology. 5. Horney’s Social and Cultural Psychoanalysis. 6. Erikson’s Psychoanalytic ...

Maternal Child Nursing Care in Canada 2nd Edition by Perry Test Bank CHAPTER 1 Chapter 01: Contemporary Perinatal and Pediatric Nursing in Canada Perry: Maternal Child Care Nursing in Canada, 2nd Canadian Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which is true regarding perinatal nurses? a. They provide care for only mothers and babies. b. They require advanced practice education beyond an entry to practice degree. c. They work with women and families from preconception throughout the child-...

How much did the U.S. spend on healthcare in 2010? - $2.6 trillion or 17.6% of the GDP (highest in the world) what percentage of adults in the U.S. use a form of non-traditional medicine? - 40% allopathic physicians (M.D.) - in hospital care, the provide emergency care, perform surgeries, and care for patients with injuries or life-threatening illnesses like cancer or serious conditions like asthma - found predominantly in large states osteopathic physicians (D.O.) - a board-certified phys...