Hospital outpatient clini - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Disease Prevention & Health Promotion suppression. However, studies show that 40% of patients are less than 90% adherent and that adherence tends to decrease over time. Patient reasons for suboptimal adherence include sim- ple forgetfulness, being away from home, being busy, and changing daily routine. Other reasons include psychiatric disorders (depression or substance misuse), uncertainty about the effectiveness of treatment, lack of knowledge about the consequences of poor adherence...

1. 1. List three (3) teaching points the nurse can provide a client with cholelithi- asis on di- etary choices for symptom man- agement. 2. A nurse re- views an order for ceftriaxone in combination with vancomycin for a client diagnosed with meningitis. Iden- tify three (3) com- ponents of the medication pre- scriptions that, if missing, would require clarifica- tion with the provider 3. An older client asks a nurse what she can do to minimize the risk of de- veloping osteo- porosis. Identify 3 ...

1. A 44-year-old female mathematician presents to clin- ic with a complaint of a mass in the right breast. Her partner noticed this mass 2 days ago, and the patient feels guilty because she has only had one mammogram and does not engage in breast self-ex- amination (BSE) on any regular basis. She has no family history of breast cancer, and her prior mam- mogram was ordered as a routine screening test at c. This patient was in compliance with the U.S. Pre- ventive Services Task Force (USP- STF)...

Outpatient care - ANSWERShealth services that don't require an overnight stay Private Practice - ANSWERSLimited examination and testing Self-employment = more independence, short duration, Hospital outpatient clinics - ANSWERSFunction as the community's safety net, providing primary care to the medically indigent and uninsured populations walk in clinics - ANSWERSrange from basic primary care to urgent care, they are convenient retail clinics - ANSWERScan be found in walmart or cv...