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Community and Public Health Nursing:
Evidence for Practice, 4th Edition (DeMarco),
Chapters 1 - 25 | All Chapters
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1. Acnurseciscstrivingctocpracticecpatient-
centeredccarecatcachospital.cWhichcactioncbestcexemplifiescprovidingcpatient-
centeredccare?
A) Havingcacclientccompletecacself-
reportedcfunctionalcstatuscindicatorcandcthencreviewingcitc withcthecclient
B) Explainingctocacclientcthecbenefitscofccomputer-
assistedcroboticcsurgicalctechniques,cwhichcthechospitalcrecentlycimplemente
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C) Recordingcacclient'scsignscandcsymptomscincancelectronicchealthcrecord
D) Performingccontinuouscglucosecmonitoringcofcacclientcwhilecthecclientciscincthechosp
ital
ANS:c A
Feedback:
Patient-
centeredccarecconsiderscculturalctraditions,cpersonalcpreferences,cvalues,cfamilies,candclifestyle
s.cClientscbecomecactivecparticipantscinctheircownccare,candcmonitoringchealthcbecomesctheccli
ent'scresponsibility.cTochelpcclientscandctheirchealthcarecproviderscmakecbettercdecisions,cthec
AgencycforcHealthcarecResearchcandcQualityc(AHRQ)chascdevelopedcacseriescofctoolscthatcem
powercclientscandcassistcproviderscincachievingcdesiredcoutcomes,cincludingcclient-
reportedcfunctionalcstatuscindicators.cComputer-
assistedcroboticcsurgicalctechniques,celectronicchealthcrecords,candccontinuouscglucosecmonito
ringcincthechospitalcarecallctechnologicalcadvancescinchealthcare,cbutctheycdocnotchelpcthecclient
c becomecacmorecactivecparticipantcinchiscorcherccare,candcthuscarecnotcgoodcexamplescofcpatient
-centeredccare.
Origin:c Chapterc1-cPubliccHealthcNursing,c2
2. Acnursecisccaringcforcancoldercclientcwhociscstrugglingctocmanagecherctypec2cdiabetescmellitus
.cThecnursecshouldcrecognizecwhichcsocialcdeterminantscofcthiscclient'schealth?c(Selectcallcthat
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, c apply.)
A) Householdcincomecofc$23,000cpercyear
B) Readingclevelcofcacthirdcgrader
C) Medicationcineffectivecduectocerrorcincprescription
D) OriginallycfromcSudan
E) NocfamilycincthecareacA
NS:c A,cB,cD,cEcFeedback:
Thecsocialcconditionscincwhichcpeopleclive,ctheircincome,csocialcstatus,ceducation,cliteracy,c ho
mecandcworkcenvironment,csupportcnetworks,cgender,cculture,candcavailabilitycofchealthcservi
cescarecthecsocialcdeterminantscofchealth.cThesecconditionschavecancimpactconcthecextentctocw
hichcacpersoncorccommunitycpossessescthecphysical,csocial,candcpersonalcresourcescnecessaryct
ocattaincandcmaintainchealth.cAcmedicalcerrorconcthecpartcofcthecclient'scprimaryccarecproviderco
rcnursecwouldcnotcconstitutecacsocialcdeterminantcofcthecclient'schealth.
3. Acnursecsuccessfullycpersuadescancobesecclientctocperformcacweeklycweigh-
incatchomecusingcacdigitalcscalecandcrecordcthecweightcincaclog.cThiscstrategyciscancexamplecof:
A) Telehealth
B) Healthcinformationctechnology
C) Personalcresponsibilitycforchealth
D) Evidence-
basedcnursingcANS:c C
Feedback:
Personalcresponsibilitycforchealthcinvolvescactivecparticipationcincone'scownchealthcthroughce
ducationcandclifestylecchanges.cIncthisccase,cthecclientcmakescacpositivecchangecinclifestylecbycm
onitoringcbodycweightcweekly.cTelehealthciscthecusecofcelectroniccinformationcandctelecommu
nicationsctechnologiesctocsupportclong-
distancecclinicalchealthcare,cclientcandcprofessionalchealth-
relatedceducation,cpublicchealth,candchealthcadministration.cHealthcinformationctechnologyc(
HIT)ciscdefinedcasctheccomprehensivecmanagementcofchealthcinformationcandcitscexchangecb
etweencconsumers,cproviders,cgovernment,candcinsurerscincacsecurecmanner.cEvidence-
basedcnursingciscthecintegrationcofcthecbestcevidencecavailablecwithcclinicalcexpertisecandcthecva
luescofcthecclientctocincreasecthecqualitycofccare.
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