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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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,Chapter 1: Public Health Nursing
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1. Amnursemismstrivingmtompracticempatient-
centeredmcarematmamhospital.mWhichmactionmbestmexemplifiesmprovidingmpatient-
centeredmcare?
A) Havingmamclientmcompletemamself-
reportedmfunctionalmstatusmindicatormandmthenmreviewingmitm withmthemclient
B) Explainingmtomamclientmthembenefitsmofmcomputer-
assistedmroboticmsurgicalmtechniques,mwhichmthemhospitalmrecentlymimple
mented
C) Recordingmamclient'smsignsmandmsymptomsminmanmelectronicmhealthmrecord
D) Performingmcontinuousmglucosemmonitoringmofmamclientmwhilemthemclientmisminmt
hemhospital
ANSWER:m A
Feedback:
Patient-
centeredmcaremconsidersmculturalmtraditions,mpersonalmpreferences,mvalues,mfamilies,mandm
lifestyles.mClientsmbecomemactivemparticipantsminmtheirmownmcare,mandmmonitoringmhealth
m becomesmthemclient'smresponsibility.mTomhelpmclientsmandmtheirmhealthcaremprovidersmma
kembettermdecisions,mthemAgencymformHealthcaremResearchmandmQualitym(AHRQ)mhasmde
velopedmamseriesmofmtoolsmthatmempowermclientsmandmassistmprovidersminmachievingmdesire
dmoutcomes,mincludingmclient-reportedmfunctionalmstatusmindicators.mComputer-
assistedmroboticmsurgicalmtechniques,melectronicmhealthmrecords,mandmcontinuousmglucosem
monitoringminmthemhospitalmaremallmtechnologicalmadvancesminmhealthcare,mbutmtheymdomn
otmhelpmthemclientmbecomemammoremactivemparticipantminmhismormhermcare,mandmthusmaremnot
m goodmexamplesmofmpatient-centeredmcare.
Origin:m Chapterm1-mPublicmHealthmNursing,m2
2. Amnursemismcaringmformanmoldermclientmwhomismstrugglingmtommanagemhermtypem2mdiabete
smmellitus.mThemnursemshouldmrecognizemwhichmsocialmdeterminantsmofmthismclient'smhea
lth?m(Selectm allmthatm apply.)
, A) Householdmincomemofm$23,000mpermyear
B) Readingmlevelmofmamthirdmgrader
C) Medicationmineffectivemduemtomerrorminmprescription
D) OriginallymfrommSudan
E) Nomfamilyminmthemare
amANSWER:m A,mB,mD,mEm
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Themsocialmconditionsminmwhichmpeoplemlive,mtheirmincome,msocialmstatus,meducation,mlite
racy,m homemandmworkmenvironment,msupportmnetworks,mgender,mculture,mandmavailability
m ofmhealthmservicesmaremthemsocialmdeterminantsmofmhealth.mThesemconditionsmhavemanmim
pactmonmthemextentmtomwhichmampersonmormcommunitympossessesmthemphysical,msocial,man
dmpersonalmresourcesmnecessarymtomattainmandmmaintainmhealth.mAmmedicalmerrormonmthemp
artmofmthemclient'smprimarymcaremprovidermormnursemwouldmnotmconstitutemamsocialmdetermi
nantmofmthemclient'smhealth.