Community & Public Health Nursing:
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Evidence for Practice 3rd Edition
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by jRosanna jDeMarco j
, Origin: j Chapter j1- jPublic jHealth jNursing,
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j1 jnurse jis jstriving jto jpractice jpatient-centered jcare jat ja jhospital. jWhich jaction
jbestjexemplifies jproviding jpatient-centered jcare?
A) Having ja jclient jcomplete ja jself-reported jfunctional jstatus jindicator jand
jthenjreviewing jit jwith jthe jclient
B) Explaining jto ja jclient jthe jbenefits jof jcomputer-assisted jrobotic
jsurgicaljtechniques, jwhich jthe jhospital jrecently jimplemented
C) Recording ja jclient's jsigns jand jsymptoms jin jan jelectronic jhealth jrecord
D) Performing jcontinuous jglucose jmonitoring jof ja jclient jwhile jthe jclient jis jin
jthejhospital
Ans: j A
Feedback:
Patient-centered jcare jconsiders jcultural jtraditions, jpersonal jpreferences, jvalues,
jfamilies, jand jlifestyles. jClients jbecome jactive jparticipants jin jtheir jown jcare, jand
jmonitoring jhealth jbecomes jthe jclient's jresponsibility. jTo jhelp jclients jand jtheir
jhealthcare jproviders jmake jbetter jdecisions, jthe jAgency jfor jHealthcare jResearch jand
jQuality j(AHRQ) jhas jdeveloped ja jseries jof jtools jthat jempower jclients jand jassist
jproviders jin jachieving jdesired joutcomes, jincluding jclient-reported jfunctional jstatus
jindicators. jComputer-assisted jrobotic jsurgical jtechniques, jelectronic jhealth jrecords,
jandjcontinuous jglucose jmonitoring jin jthe jhospital jare jall jtechnological jadvances jin
jhealthcare, jbut jthey jdo jnot jhelp jthe jclient jbecome ja jmore jactive jparticipant jin jhis
jor jherjcare, jand jthus jare jnot jgood jexamples jof jpatient-centered jcare.
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2. A jnurse jis jcaring jfor jan jolder jclient jwho jis jstruggling jto jmanage jher jtype j2
jdiabetes jmellitus. jThe jnurse jshould jrecognize jwhich jsocial jdeterminants jof jthis
jclient's jhealth?j(Select jall jthat japply.)
A) Household jincome jof j$23,000 jper jyear
B) Reading jlevel jof ja jthird jgrader
C) Medication jineffective jdue jto jerror jin jprescription
D) Originally jfrom jSudan
E) No jfamily jin jthe
jareajAns: j A, jB, jD, jE
jFeedback:
The jsocial jconditions jin jwhich jpeople jlive, jtheir jincome, jsocial jstatus, jeducation,
jliteracy, jhome jand jwork jenvironment, jsupport jnetworks, jgender, jculture, jand
javailability jof jhealth jservices jare jthe jsocial jdeterminants jof jhealth. jThese
jconditions jhave jan jimpact jon jthe jextent jto jwhich ja jperson jor jcommunity
jpossesses jthe jphysical, jsocial, jand jpersonal jresources jnecessary jto jattain jand
jmaintain jhealth. jA jmedical jerrorjon jthe jpart jof jthe jclient's jprimary jcare jprovider jor
jnurse jwould jnot jconstitute ja jsocial jdeterminant jof jthe jclient's jhealth.
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j3 jnurse jsuccessfully jpersuades jan jobese jclient jto jperform ja jweekly jweigh-in jat
jhomejusing ja jdigital jscale jand jrecord jthe jweight jin ja jlog. jThis jstrategy jis jan
jexample jof:
A) Telehealth
B) Health jinformation jtechnology
C) Personal jresponsibility jfor jhealth
D) Evidence-based
jnursingjAns: j C
Feedback:
Personal jresponsibility jfor jhealth jinvolves jactive jparticipation jin jone's jown jhealth
jthrough jeducation jand jlifestyle jchanges. jIn jthis jcase, jthe jclient jmakes ja jpositive
jchangejin jlifestyle jby jmonitoring jbody jweight jweekly. jTelehealth jis jthe juse jof
jelectronic jinformation jand jtelecommunications jtechnologies jto jsupport jlong-distance
jclinical jhealthcare, jclient jand jprofessional jhealth-related jeducation, jpublic jhealth,
jand jhealth jadministration. jHealth jinformation jtechnology j(HIT) jis jdefined jas jthe
jcomprehensive jmanagement jof jhealth jinformation jand jits jexchange jbetween
jconsumers, jproviders, jgovernment, jand jinsurers jin ja jsecure jmanner. jEvidence-based
jnursing jis jthe jintegrationjof jthe jbest jevidence javailable jwith jclinical jexpertise jand
jthe jvalues jof jthe jclient jto jincrease jthe jquality jof jcare.
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4. A jnurse jperforms ja jvariety jof jtasks jas jpart jof jthe jnurse's jposition jat ja jhospital.
jWhichjtask jbest jexemplifies jpublic jhealth?
A) Reading jcurrent jnursing jjournals jand jintegrating jthe jlatest jresearch jinto
jdailyjpractice
B) Instructing ja jclient jon jhow jto jbest jcare jfor ja jsuture jsite jat jhome
C) Participating jin ja jvideoconference jcall jwith ja jclient jwho jlives jin ja jremote jarea
D) Facilitating ja jcommunity-wide jsmoking jcessation jprogram jone jmonth jout jof
jthejyear
Ans: j D
Feedback:
Public jhealth jis jwhat jsociety jdoes jcollectively jto jensure jthe jconditions jexist jin jwhich
jpeople jcan jbe jhealthy. jA jcommunity-wide jsmoking jcessation jprogram jis ja jgreat
jexample jof ja jpublic jhealth jintervention, jin jthat jit jinvolves jthe jcollective jeffort jof
jsocietyjto jimprove jthe jhealth jof jits jmembers. jReading jand japplying jthe jlatest
jnursing jresearch jis jan jexample jof jevidence-based jnursing. jInstructing ja jclient jon
jhow jto jbest jcare jfor ja jsuture jsite jat jhome jis jan jexample jof jpersonal jresponsibility
jfor jhealth, jbut jit jis jnot jfocused jon jthe jhealth jof jthe jgreater jcommunity. jParticipating
jin ja jvideoconference jcall jwith ja jclient jwho jlives jin ja jremote jarea jis jan jexample jof
jpatient-centered jcare jand jof jan jeffective jimplementation jof jtechnology, jbut jit jis jnot
jparticularly jrelated jto jpublic jhealth.
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j5 jhealth jnursing jis jdistinguished jfrom jother jspecialties jby jadherence jto
jeightjprinciples. jWhich jis jone jof jthe jeight jdomains jof jpublic jhealth jnursing
jpractice?
A) Analytic jassessment jskills
B) Investigation jof jdisease
C) Referral jand jfollow-up
D) Case
jmanagementjAns: j A
Feedback:
The jeight jdomains jof jpublic jhealth jnursing jpractice jare jas jfollows: jAnalytic
jassessment jskills, jpolicy jdevelopment jand jprogram jplanning jskills, jcommunication
jskills, jcultural jcompetency jskills, jcommunity jdimensions jof jpractice jskills, jpublic
jhealth jscience jskills,jfinancial jplanning jand jmanagement jskills, jand jleadership jand
jsystems jthinking jskills.
Investigation jof jdisease, jreferral jand jfollow-up, jand jcase jmanagement jare jall
jpublicjhealth jnursing jinterventions jbut jare jnot jdomains jof jpublic jhealth jnursing
jpractice.
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6. Public jhealth jnursing jis jdistinguished jfrom jother jspecialties jby jadherence jto
jeightjprinciples. jWhich jis jone jof jthe jeight jdomains jof jpublic jhealth jnursing
jpractice?
A) Policy jdevelopment jand jindividual jplanning jskills
B) Individual jdimensions jof jpractice jskills
C) Financial jplanning jand jmanagement jskills
D) Leadership jand jindividual jcritical jthinking
jskillsjAns: j C
Feedback:
The jeight jdomains jof jpublic jhealth jnursing jpractice jare jas jfollows: jAnalytic
jassessment jskills, jpolicy jdevelopment jand jprogram jplanning jskills, jcommunication
jskills, jcultural jcompetency jskills, jcommunity jdimensions jof jpractice jskills, jpublic
jhealth jscience jskills,jfinancial jplanning jand jmanagement jskills, jand jleadership jand
jsystems jthinking jskills.
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