PPN 201 - Week 3 Questions With Complete Solutions
"decentering the focus on treatment of symptoms makes way for
equally important discussions of meaning making in the context
of chronic illness"
what does this mean? Correct Answers the symptom itself may
not be important for the patient, but instead the meaning it
creates
e.g. urinary incontinence is disrupting when looking at the
context of a patient's life - such as a professor who is worried
they will be incontinent in front of their students, which causes
stress
"focusing on functional status does not adequately account for
the experience of chronic illness"
what does this mean? Correct Answers for example - a client
who has been bed bound taking a few steps is great
improvement in physical ability from the perspective from a
HCP
however, for the patient, physical ability may be able to go
running in the park with their child
Amy is a 50yo F who has just been diagnosed with kidney
disease
,what phase of the chronic illness trajectory model would Amy
be in? what is the goal of this phase? Correct Answers
trajectory onset
form appropriate trajectory projection & scheme
becoming an intentional practitioner requires the following:
Correct Answers personal knowing
empirical knowing
sociopolitical knowing
can portability apply to canadians travelling outside of the
country? Correct Answers yes, but it is very limited
Gertrude is a 90yo F who has gradually declined due to her
dementia. she has recently developed severe dysphagia and the
doctor would like to discuss palliative care options with her son
what phase of the chronic illness trajectory model would
Gertrude be in? what is the goal of this phase? Correct Answers
downward
to adapt to increasing disability with each major downward turn
Harold is a 75yo M who has recently been hospitalized for a
sudden exacerbation of his COPD
what phase of the chronic illness trajectory model would Harold
be in? what is the goal of this phase? Correct Answers acute
, bring illness under control and resume normal biography and
everyday life
how did medicare emerge? Correct Answers in 1966 the
medical care act was passed
canada health act was passed in 1984 which assumed that health
care was a basic human right and NOT a privledge
in the perspective "wellness in the foreground", how is the
ability to distance the body from the self developed? Correct
Answers by learning more about the disease
creating supportive environments
developing personal skills
John is a 70yo M diagnosed with coronary heart disease last
month. he was recently admitted to the ICU due to a heart attack
and is now beginning to code
what phase of the chronic illness trajectory model would John be
in? what is the goal of this phase? Correct Answers crisis
removal of threat
Sam is a 20yo M with pancreatic cancer which metastasized to
his brain last month. the doctor gave him 5 weeks to live, and
continual decline suggests he's in his last days before death
"decentering the focus on treatment of symptoms makes way for
equally important discussions of meaning making in the context
of chronic illness"
what does this mean? Correct Answers the symptom itself may
not be important for the patient, but instead the meaning it
creates
e.g. urinary incontinence is disrupting when looking at the
context of a patient's life - such as a professor who is worried
they will be incontinent in front of their students, which causes
stress
"focusing on functional status does not adequately account for
the experience of chronic illness"
what does this mean? Correct Answers for example - a client
who has been bed bound taking a few steps is great
improvement in physical ability from the perspective from a
HCP
however, for the patient, physical ability may be able to go
running in the park with their child
Amy is a 50yo F who has just been diagnosed with kidney
disease
,what phase of the chronic illness trajectory model would Amy
be in? what is the goal of this phase? Correct Answers
trajectory onset
form appropriate trajectory projection & scheme
becoming an intentional practitioner requires the following:
Correct Answers personal knowing
empirical knowing
sociopolitical knowing
can portability apply to canadians travelling outside of the
country? Correct Answers yes, but it is very limited
Gertrude is a 90yo F who has gradually declined due to her
dementia. she has recently developed severe dysphagia and the
doctor would like to discuss palliative care options with her son
what phase of the chronic illness trajectory model would
Gertrude be in? what is the goal of this phase? Correct Answers
downward
to adapt to increasing disability with each major downward turn
Harold is a 75yo M who has recently been hospitalized for a
sudden exacerbation of his COPD
what phase of the chronic illness trajectory model would Harold
be in? what is the goal of this phase? Correct Answers acute
, bring illness under control and resume normal biography and
everyday life
how did medicare emerge? Correct Answers in 1966 the
medical care act was passed
canada health act was passed in 1984 which assumed that health
care was a basic human right and NOT a privledge
in the perspective "wellness in the foreground", how is the
ability to distance the body from the self developed? Correct
Answers by learning more about the disease
creating supportive environments
developing personal skills
John is a 70yo M diagnosed with coronary heart disease last
month. he was recently admitted to the ICU due to a heart attack
and is now beginning to code
what phase of the chronic illness trajectory model would John be
in? what is the goal of this phase? Correct Answers crisis
removal of threat
Sam is a 20yo M with pancreatic cancer which metastasized to
his brain last month. the doctor gave him 5 weeks to live, and
continual decline suggests he's in his last days before death
