Level 3 Issues in Nursing (Fundamentals of Nurs
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1. What represents a significant shift in U.S. health policy in recent years?
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Multiple choice question n n
Palliative care is now being offered to children and adults. End-
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of-life care is no longer covered by insurance companies.
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Terminal patients now have standardized support for ending their lives.
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There is a focus on better managing patients with multiple chronic conditions.-
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: There is a focus on better managing patients with multiple chronic conditions.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) has recently focused on s
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trategies to improve the health status of patients living with multiple chronic condition
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(MCCs), in order to better manage their long term care. Palliative care is offered to adults
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n and children but this is not a recent change or an official change to health policy. End-
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of-
life care is covered by many health care insurance policies. There is no standardized sup
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,port for patients wishing to end their lives; this remains controversial in U.S. health care
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2. A registered nurse is educating a student nurse regarding the role of value clar
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ification in the resolution of ethical dilemmas. What information should the nurse
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provide?
Multiple choice question
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"Value clarification involves tolerating differences of opinions." "Value cl
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arification involves reinforcing or challenging family values."
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"Value clarification involves accepting strong values by individuals as facts."
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"Value clarification involves relating values to facts when dealing with ethical iss
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es.": "Value clarification involves tolerating differences of opinions."
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3. A nursing student is listing the steps that need to be followed to provide comp
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etent care for vulnerable populations. Which point listed by the nursing student
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is accurate?
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Multiple choice question
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,"Refrain from giving priority to cultural practices and values of the vulnerable po
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ulations."
"Provide financial and legal advice to the vulnerable people as this may be more
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mportant to them." n n
"Evaluate client's beliefs and values about health in terms of the nurse's own cultu
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re, beliefs, and values."
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"Understand the client's cultural beliefs, values, and practices to determine thei
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specific needs and interventions.": "Understand the client's cultural beliefs, values, an
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d practices to determine their specific needs and interventions."
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The nurse should understand the client's cultural beliefs, values, and practices to det
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ermine their specific needs and interventions to provide competent care for vulnera
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ble populations. The nurse should learn about the culture of the clients to
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understand cultural practices and values that influence their health care practices. The
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nurse should not provide financial and legal advice to the clients as clients should be co
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nnected with someone qualified to help them. The nurse should refrain from evaluating c
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lient's beliefs and values about health in terms of the nurse's own culture, beliefs, and v
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, lues to provide competent care to vulnerable populations.
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4. What important step should the community nurse take when dealing with ol
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der adults with a confusional states problem?
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Multiple selection questionn n
The nurse should provide a protective environment. The
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nurse should monitor blood pressure and weight.
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The nurse should recommend applicable community resources.
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The nurse should demonstrate proper hygiene to the primary caretaker.
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The nurse should educate about polypharmacy and drug-drug and drug-
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food interactions.: -The nurse should provide a protective environment.
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-The nurse should recommend applicable community resources.
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ing)
1. What represents a significant shift in U.S. health policy in recent years?
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Multiple choice question n n
Palliative care is now being offered to children and adults. End-
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of-life care is no longer covered by insurance companies.
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Terminal patients now have standardized support for ending their lives.
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There is a focus on better managing patients with multiple chronic conditions.-
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: There is a focus on better managing patients with multiple chronic conditions.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) has recently focused on s
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trategies to improve the health status of patients living with multiple chronic condition
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(MCCs), in order to better manage their long term care. Palliative care is offered to adults
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n and children but this is not a recent change or an official change to health policy. End-
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of-
life care is covered by many health care insurance policies. There is no standardized sup
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1n/n210
,port for patients wishing to end their lives; this remains controversial in U.S. health care
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2. A registered nurse is educating a student nurse regarding the role of value clar
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ification in the resolution of ethical dilemmas. What information should the nurse
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provide?
Multiple choice question
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"Value clarification involves tolerating differences of opinions." "Value cl
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arification involves reinforcing or challenging family values."
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"Value clarification involves accepting strong values by individuals as facts."
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"Value clarification involves relating values to facts when dealing with ethical iss
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es.": "Value clarification involves tolerating differences of opinions."
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3. A nursing student is listing the steps that need to be followed to provide comp
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etent care for vulnerable populations. Which point listed by the nursing student
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is accurate?
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Multiple choice question
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,"Refrain from giving priority to cultural practices and values of the vulnerable po
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ulations."
"Provide financial and legal advice to the vulnerable people as this may be more
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mportant to them." n n
"Evaluate client's beliefs and values about health in terms of the nurse's own cultu
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re, beliefs, and values."
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"Understand the client's cultural beliefs, values, and practices to determine thei
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specific needs and interventions.": "Understand the client's cultural beliefs, values, an
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d practices to determine their specific needs and interventions."
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The nurse should understand the client's cultural beliefs, values, and practices to det
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ermine their specific needs and interventions to provide competent care for vulnera
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ble populations. The nurse should learn about the culture of the clients to
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understand cultural practices and values that influence their health care practices. The
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nurse should not provide financial and legal advice to the clients as clients should be co
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nnected with someone qualified to help them. The nurse should refrain from evaluating c
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lient's beliefs and values about health in terms of the nurse's own culture, beliefs, and v
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3n/n210
, lues to provide competent care to vulnerable populations.
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4. What important step should the community nurse take when dealing with ol
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der adults with a confusional states problem?
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Multiple selection questionn n
The nurse should provide a protective environment. The
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nurse should monitor blood pressure and weight.
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The nurse should recommend applicable community resources.
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The nurse should demonstrate proper hygiene to the primary caretaker.
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The nurse should educate about polypharmacy and drug-drug and drug-
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food interactions.: -The nurse should provide a protective environment.
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-The nurse should recommend applicable community resources.
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