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Community and Public Health Nursing:
Evidence for Practice, 4th Edition (DeMarco),
Chapters 1 - 25 | All Chapters
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,Chapter 1: Public Health Nursing
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1. Aqnurseqisqstrivingqtoqpracticeqpatient-
centeredqcareqatqaqhospital.qWhichqactionqbestqexemplifiesqprovidingqpatient-
centeredqcare?
A) Havingqaqclientqcompleteqaqself-
reportedqfunctionalqstatusqindicatorqandqthenqreviewingqitqwithqtheqclient
B) Explainingqtoqaqclientqtheqbenefitsqofqcomputer-
assistedqroboticqsurgicalqtechniques,qwhichqtheqhospitalqrecentlyqimplement
ed
C) Recordingqaqclient'sqsignsqandqsymptomsqinqanqelectronicqhealthqrecord
D) Performingqcontinuousqglucoseqmonitoringqofqaqclientqwhileqtheqclientqisqinqtheqho
spital
ANS:q A
Feedback:
Patient-
centeredqcareqconsidersqculturalqtraditions,qpersonalqpreferences,qvalues,qfamilies,qandqlifesty
les.qClientsqbecomeqactiveqparticipantsqinqtheirqownqcare,qandqmonitoringqhealthqbecomesqth
eqclient'sqresponsibility.qToqhelpqclientsqandqtheirqhealthcareqprovidersqmakeqbetterqdecision
s,qtheqAgencyqforqHealthcareqResearchqandqQualityq(AHRQ)qhasqdevelopedqaqseriesqofqtools
qthatqempowerqclientsqandqassistqprovidersqinqachievingqdesiredqoutcomes,qincludingqclient-
reportedqfunctionalqstatusqindicators.qComputer-
assistedqroboticqsurgicalqtechniques,qelectronicqhealthqrecords,qandqcontinuousqglucoseqmonit
oringqinqtheqhospitalqareqallqtechnologicalqadvancesqinqhealthcare,qbutqtheyqdoqnotqhelpqtheqc
lientqbecomeqaqmoreqactiveqparticipantqinqhisqorqherqcare,qandqthusqareqnotqgoodqexamplesqof
qpatient-centeredqcare.
Origin:q Chapterq1-qPublicqHealthqNursing,q2
2. Aqnurseqisqcaringqforqanqolderqclientqwhoqisqstrugglingqtoqmanageqherqtypeq2qdiabetesqmelli
tus.qTheqnurseqshouldqrecognizeqwhichqsocialqdeterminantsqofqthisqclient'sqhealth?q(Selectqa
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, llqthatqapply.)
A) Householdqincomeqofq$23,000qperqyear
B) Readingqlevelqofqaqthirdqgrader
C) Medicationqineffectiveqdueqtoqerrorqinqprescription
D) OriginallyqfromqSudan
E) Noqfamilyqinqtheqareaq
ANS:q A,qB,qD,qEqFeedbac
k:
Theqsocialqconditionsqinqwhichqpeopleqlive,qtheirqincome,qsocialqstatus,qeducation,qliteracy,qh
omeqandqworkqenvironment,qsupportqnetworks,qgender,qculture,qandqavailabilityqofqhealthqs
ervicesqareqtheqsocialqdeterminantsqofqhealth.qTheseqconditionsqhaveqanqimpactqonqtheqexten
tqtoqwhichqaqpersonqorqcommunityqpossessesqtheqphysical,qsocial,qandqpersonalqresourcesqne
cessaryqtoqattainqandqmaintainqhealth.qAqmedicalqerrorqonqtheqpartqofqtheqclient'sqprimaryqcar
eqproviderqorqnurseqwouldqnotqconstituteqaqsocialqdeterminantqofqtheqclient'sqhealth.
3. Aqnurseqsuccessfullyqpersuadesqanqobeseqclientqtoqperformqaqweeklyqweigh-
inqatqhomequsingqaqdigitalqscaleqandqrecordqtheqweightqinqaqlog.qThisqstrategyqisqanqexample
of:
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A) Telehealth
B) Healthqinformationqtechnology
C) Personalqresponsibilityqforqhealth
D) Evidence-
basedqnursingqANS:q C
Feedback:
Personalqresponsibilityqforqhealthqinvolvesqactiveqparticipationqinqone'sqownqhealthqthroughq
educationqandqlifestyleqchanges.qInqthisqcase,qtheqclientqmakesqaqpositiveqchangeqinqlifestyleqb
yqmonitoringqbodyqweightqweekly.qTelehealthqisqthequseqofqelectronicqinformationqandqtelec
ommunicationsqtechnologiesqtoqsupportqlong-
distanceqclinicalqhealthcare,qclientqandqprofessionalqhealth-
relatedqeducation,qpublicqhealth,qandqhealthqadministration.qHealthqinformationqtechnologyq
(HIT)qisqdefinedqasqtheqcomprehensiveqmanagementqofqhealthqinformationqandqitsqexchang
eqbetweenqconsumers,qproviders,qgovernment,qandqinsurersqinqaqsecureqmanner.qEvidence-
basedqnursingqisqtheqintegrationqofqtheqbestqevidenceqavailableqwithqclinicalqexpertiseqandqthe
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