Discuss ways to maintain a safe environment for patients with sensory deficits.
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dimmed lighting, reduce noise, create quiet zones, reduce clutter, limit
sensory overload stimuli, assess potential home hazards
You are a professional nurse caring for a non-English speaking client. What resources
will you use to communicate with her? Potter/Perry p. 123-124, 126
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Interpretive service to ensure meaningful access to health care for people
with limited English proficiency and offer effective communication services
for those who are deaf or hard of hearing. Provide language assistance
services free of charge, notify patients both verbally and in writing of their
right to receive language-assistance service, and take steps to provide
auxiliary aids and services, including qualified interpreters, note takers,
, computer-aided transcription services, and written materials. Ensure the
interpreters are competent in medical terminology and understand issues
of confidentiality. Do not use family members or other healthcare providers
Eliminating disparities in the health status of people from diverse racial, ethnic, and
cultural backgrounds has become one of the two most important priorities of Healthy
People 2020 because populations with health disparities have...
A. Increased incidence of disease.
B. Lower levels of morbidity.
C. Lower mortality rates.
D. Decreased incidence of disease.
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Answer: A. Increased incidence of disease.
Explanation/Rationale: Populations with health disparities have a
significantly increased incidence of disease or increased morbidity and
mortality when compared with the general population.
Which teaching strategy is best to utilize with older adult patients?
A. Provide several topics of discussion at once to promote independence and making
choices.
B. Avoid uncomfortable silences after questions by helping patients complete their
statements.
C. Ask patients to recall past experiences that correspond with their interests.
D. Speak in a high pitch to help patients hear better.
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, Answer: C. Ask patients to recall past experiences that correspond with
their interests.
Explanation/Rationale: Teaching strategies include the use of past
experiences to connect new learning with previous knowledge, focusing
on a single topic to help the patient concentrate, giving the patient enough
time in which to respond because older adults' reaction times are longer
than those of younger persons, and keeping the tone of voice low; older
adults are able to hear low sounds better than high-frequency sounds.
Explain the term health care disparities and list contributors to this occurrence.
Potter/Perry pg. 117
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Healthcare disparities are particular health differences among populations
linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantages (i.e.,
poor health status, disease risk factors, poor health outcomes, accessibility
and quality of healthcare services).
Contributors: Poor access to health care, inadequate resources, poor
patient-provider communication, a lack of culturally competent care,
fragmented delivery of care and inadequate access to language services
List components of a comprehensive cultural assessment. Potter/Perry p. 123
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Health Beliefs & Practices, Faith-Based Influences & Special Rituals,
Language & Communication, Parenting Styles & Family Roles, Sources of
Support Beyond the Family, Dietary Practices
, Define health literacy.
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the cognitive and social skills that determine the motivation and ability of
individuals to gain access to, understand, and use information in ways that
promote and maintain good health
Health literacy includes:
- patient's reading and mathematics skills
- comprehension
- decision making and functioning skills with regard to health care
A nurse is experiencing an ethical dilemma with a patient. Which information indicates
the nurse has a correct understanding of the primary cause of ethical dilemmas?
A. Unequal power
B. Presence of conflicting values
C. Judgmental perceptions of patients
D. Poor communication with the patient
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Answer: B. Presence of conflicting values
Rationale: Ethical dilemmas almost always occur in the presence of
conflicting values. While unequal power, judgmental perceptions, and poor
communication can contribute to the dilemma, these are not causes of a
dilemma. Without clarification of values, the nurse may not be able to
distinguish fact from opinion or value, and this can lead to judgmental
attitudes.
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dimmed lighting, reduce noise, create quiet zones, reduce clutter, limit
sensory overload stimuli, assess potential home hazards
You are a professional nurse caring for a non-English speaking client. What resources
will you use to communicate with her? Potter/Perry p. 123-124, 126
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Interpretive service to ensure meaningful access to health care for people
with limited English proficiency and offer effective communication services
for those who are deaf or hard of hearing. Provide language assistance
services free of charge, notify patients both verbally and in writing of their
right to receive language-assistance service, and take steps to provide
auxiliary aids and services, including qualified interpreters, note takers,
, computer-aided transcription services, and written materials. Ensure the
interpreters are competent in medical terminology and understand issues
of confidentiality. Do not use family members or other healthcare providers
Eliminating disparities in the health status of people from diverse racial, ethnic, and
cultural backgrounds has become one of the two most important priorities of Healthy
People 2020 because populations with health disparities have...
A. Increased incidence of disease.
B. Lower levels of morbidity.
C. Lower mortality rates.
D. Decreased incidence of disease.
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Answer: A. Increased incidence of disease.
Explanation/Rationale: Populations with health disparities have a
significantly increased incidence of disease or increased morbidity and
mortality when compared with the general population.
Which teaching strategy is best to utilize with older adult patients?
A. Provide several topics of discussion at once to promote independence and making
choices.
B. Avoid uncomfortable silences after questions by helping patients complete their
statements.
C. Ask patients to recall past experiences that correspond with their interests.
D. Speak in a high pitch to help patients hear better.
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, Answer: C. Ask patients to recall past experiences that correspond with
their interests.
Explanation/Rationale: Teaching strategies include the use of past
experiences to connect new learning with previous knowledge, focusing
on a single topic to help the patient concentrate, giving the patient enough
time in which to respond because older adults' reaction times are longer
than those of younger persons, and keeping the tone of voice low; older
adults are able to hear low sounds better than high-frequency sounds.
Explain the term health care disparities and list contributors to this occurrence.
Potter/Perry pg. 117
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Healthcare disparities are particular health differences among populations
linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantages (i.e.,
poor health status, disease risk factors, poor health outcomes, accessibility
and quality of healthcare services).
Contributors: Poor access to health care, inadequate resources, poor
patient-provider communication, a lack of culturally competent care,
fragmented delivery of care and inadequate access to language services
List components of a comprehensive cultural assessment. Potter/Perry p. 123
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Health Beliefs & Practices, Faith-Based Influences & Special Rituals,
Language & Communication, Parenting Styles & Family Roles, Sources of
Support Beyond the Family, Dietary Practices
, Define health literacy.
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the cognitive and social skills that determine the motivation and ability of
individuals to gain access to, understand, and use information in ways that
promote and maintain good health
Health literacy includes:
- patient's reading and mathematics skills
- comprehension
- decision making and functioning skills with regard to health care
A nurse is experiencing an ethical dilemma with a patient. Which information indicates
the nurse has a correct understanding of the primary cause of ethical dilemmas?
A. Unequal power
B. Presence of conflicting values
C. Judgmental perceptions of patients
D. Poor communication with the patient
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Answer: B. Presence of conflicting values
Rationale: Ethical dilemmas almost always occur in the presence of
conflicting values. While unequal power, judgmental perceptions, and poor
communication can contribute to the dilemma, these are not causes of a
dilemma. Without clarification of values, the nurse may not be able to
distinguish fact from opinion or value, and this can lead to judgmental
attitudes.
