TEST BANK 1
COMMUNITY AND PUBLICHEALTH
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NURSING
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Evidence for Practice 1 1
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RCO & WALSH 1 1
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,TEST8BANK:8Community1and8Public1Health8Nursing83rd8Edition8DeMarco8&8Walsh
Contents:
Chapter81:8Public8Health8Nursing:8Present,8Past,8and8Future
Chapter82:8Public8Health8Systems
Chapter83:8Health8Policy,8Politics,8and1Reform
Chapter84:8Global8Health:8A8Community8Perspective
Chapter85:8Frameworks8for8Health8Promotion,8Disease8Prevention,8and8Risk8Reduction
Chapter86:8Epidemiology:8The8Science8of8Prevention
Chapter87:8Describing8Health8Conditions:8Understanding8and8Using8Rates
Chapter88:8Gathering8Evidence8for8Public8Health8Practice
Chapter89:8Planning8for8Community8Change
Chapter810:8Cultural8Competence:8Awareness,8Sensitivity,8and8Respect
Chapter811:8Community8Assessment
Chapter812:8Care8Management,8Case1Management,8and8Home8Healthcare
Chapter813:8Family8Assessment
Chapter814:8Risk8of8Infectious8and8Communicable8Diseases
Chapter815:8Emerging8Infectious8Diseases
Chapter816:8Violence1and8Abuse
Chapter817:8Substance8Use
Chapter818:8Underserved8Populations
Chapter819:8Environmental8Health
Chapter820:8Community8Preparedness:8Disaster8and8Terrorism
Chapter821:8Community8Mental8Health
Chapter822:8School8Health
Chapter823:8Faith-Oriented8Communities8and8Health8Ministries8in8Faith8Communities
Chapter824:8Palliative8and8End-of-Life8Care
Chapter825:8Occupational8Health8Nursing
,Community8and8Public8Health8Nursing83rd8Edition8DeMarco8Walsh8Test8Bank
Origin:8 Chapter81-8Public8Health8Nursing:8 Present,8Past,8and8Future81
1. A8nurse8is8striving8to8practice8patient-
centered8care8at8a8hospital.8Which8action8bestexemplifies8providing8patient-
8centered8care?
A) Having8a8client8complete8a8self-
reported8functional8status8indicator8and8thenreviewing8it8with8the8client
B) Explaining8to8a8client8the8benefits8of8computer-
assisted8robotic8surgicaltechniques,8which8the8hospital8recently8implem8
ented
C) Recording8a8client's8signs8and8symptoms8in8an8electronic8health8record
D) Performing8continuous8glucose8monitoring8of8a8client8while8the8client8is8in8theh8
ospital
Ans:8A
Feedback:
Patient-
centered8care8considers8cultural8traditions,8personal8preferences,8values,8families,8and8lif8
estyles.8Clients8become8active8participants8in1their8own8care,8and8monitoring8health8beco
8mes8the8client's8responsibility.8To8help8clients8and8their8healthcare8providers8make8bette
r8decisions,8the8Agency8for8Healthcare8Research8and8Quality8(AHRQ)8has8developed8a8se
r8ies8of8tools8that8empower8clients8and8assist8providers8in8achieving1desired8outcomes,8inc
l8uding8client-reported8functional8status8indicators.8Computer-
assisted1robotic8surgical8techniques,8electronic8health8records,8andcontinuous8glucose8mo
8nitoring8in8the8hospital8are8all8technological8advances8in8healthcare,8but8they8do8not8help8
t8he8client8become8a8more8active8participant8in8his8or8hercare,8and8thus8are8not8good8exam
p8les8of8patient-centered8care.
Origin:8 Chapter81-8Public8Health8Nursing,82
2. A8nurse8is8caring8for8an1older8client8who8is8struggling8to8manage8her8type828diabetes8me
8llitus.8The8nurse8should8recognize8which8social8determinants8of8this8client's8health?(Se
l8ect8all8that8apply.)
A) Household8income8of8$23,0001per8year
B) Reading8level8of8a8third8grader
C) Medication8ineffective8due8to8error8in8prescription
D) Originally8from8Sudan
E) No8familyin8the8area8
Ans:8 A,8B,8D,8E8Feedback
:
The8social8conditions8in8which8people8live,8their8income,8social8status,8education,8litera8
cy,8home8and8work1environment,8support8networks,8gender,8culture,8and1availability8of8
health8services8are8the8social8determinants8of8health.8These8conditions8have8an8impact8o8
n8the8extent8to8which8a8person8or8community8possesses8the8physical,8social,8and8person8
al8resources8necessary8to8attain8and8maintain8health.8A8medical8erroron8the8part8of8the8cl8
ient's8primary8care8provider8or8nurse8would1not8constitute8a1social8determinant8of8the8cli
8ent's8health.
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3. A8nurse8successfully8persuades8an8obese1client8to8perform8a8weekly8weigh-
in8at8homeusing8a8digital8scale1and8record8the1weight8in8a8log.8This8strategy8is8an8exam8p
le8of:
A) Telehealth
B) Health8information8technology
C) Personal8responsibility8for8health
D) Evidence-
8based8nursing1Ans:8
C8Feedback:
Personal8responsibility8for8health1involves8active8participation8in8one's8own8health8throu8
gh8education8and8lifestyle8changes.8In8this8case,8the8client8makes8a8positive8changein8lifes8
tyle8by8monitoring8body8weight8weekly.8Telehealth8is8the8use8of8electronic8information8a8
nd8telecommunications8technologies8to8support8long-
distance8clinical8healthcare,8client8and8professional8health-
related8education,8public8health,8and8health8administration.8Health8information8technolo8
gy8(HIT)8is8defined1as8the8comprehensive8management8of8health8information8and1its8exc
8hange8between8consumers,8providers,8government,8and8insurers8in8a8secure8manner.8Ev
i8dence-
based8nursing8is8the8integrationof8the8best8evidence8available8with8clinical8expertise8and8
the8values8of8the1client8to1increase1the8quality8of8care.
Origin:8 Chapter81-8Public8Health8Nursing,84
4. A8nurse8performs8a8variety8of8tasks8as8part8of8the8nurse's8position8at8a8hospital.8Whichta8
sk8best8exemplifies8public8health?
A) Reading8current8nursing8journals8and8integrating8the8latest8research8into8daily8
practice
B) Instructing8a8client8on8how8to8best8care8for8a8suture8site8at8home
C) Participating8in8a8videoconference8call8with8a8client8who8lives8in8a8remote8area
D) Facilitating8a8community-
wide8smoking8cessation8program8one8month8out8of8theyear8
Ans:8D
Feedback:
Public8health8is8what8society8does8collectively8to8ensure8the8conditions8exist8in8which8peo8
ple8can8be8healthy.8A8community-
wide8smoking8cessation8program8is8a8great8example8of8a8public8health1intervention,8in8tha
8t8it8involves8the8collective8effort8of8societyto8improve8the8health8of8its8members.8Reading
8and8applying8the8latest8nursing8research8is8an8example8of8evidence-
based8nursing.8Instructing8a8client8on8how8to8best8care8for8a1suture8site1at8home8is8an8exam8
ple8of8personal8responsibility8for8health,8but8it8is8not8focused8on8the8health8of8the8greater8c8
ommunity.8Participating8in8a8videoconference8call8with8a8client8who8lives8in8a8remote8area8
is8an8example8of8patient-
centered8care8and8of8an8effective8implementation8of8technology,8but8it8is8not8particularly8r8
elated8to8public8health.
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