Question 1

As early as 1995, the American Nurses Association's Social Policy Statement described ____________________ as a target for nursing care.

Accepted Answer

family

Question 2

Which of the following factors influence societal health?

Accepted Answer

A)  Access to care providers 
B)  Educational institutions 
C)  Wealth distribution 
D)  Respect of human rights 
A)  Access to care providers 
B)  Educational institutions 
C)  Wealth distribution 
D)  Respect of human rights A,C,D

Question 3

What percent of U.S. adults are overweight or obese?

Accepted Answer

A)  Less than 25% 
B)  34% 
C)  40% 
D)  More than 50% 
A)  Less than 25% 
B)  34% 
C)  40% 
D)  More than 50% B

Question 4

Which of the following actions by the nurse demonstrate the nurse is thinking family? Susan, a nurse who thinks family:

Accepted Answer

A)  Introduces herself to each of her patients in the acute-care setting. 
B)  Ensures that family members are not in the room when procedures are done. 
C)  Practices active listening with all her patients' visitors. 
D)  Commends family members for their positive interactions with her patients. 
A)  Introduces herself to each of her patients in the acute-care setting. 
B)  Ensures that family members are not in the room when procedures are done. 
C)  Practices active listening with all her patients' visitors. 
D)  Commends family members for their positive interactions with her patients.

Question 5

Which of the following assumptions about the family perspective will guide nursing actions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Family members need full disclosure and clear explanations. 
B)  Family members are usually afraid of being involved in care. 
C)  Family confidence influences care giving. 
D)  Family members have rights and can make choices. 
A)  Family members need full disclosure and clear explanations. 
B)  Family members are usually afraid of being involved in care. 
C)  Family confidence influences care giving. 
D)  Family members have rights and can make choices.

Question 6

Explain what is meant by this statement of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons:
Societal needs for medical health care have both quantitative and qualitative perspectives.

Accepted Answer

Quantitative means that the appropriate

Question 7

How much greater is U.S. health-care spending compared to other nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  About 2.5 times as high 
B)  About 4 times as high 
C)  About 7.5 times as high 
D)  About 10 times as high 
A)  About 2.5 times as high 
B)  About 4 times as high 
C)  About 7.5 times as high 
D)  About 10 times as high

Question 8

An ____ point of view encourages one to see connections between society and individual or societal health.

Accepted Answer

A)  Educated 
B)  Ecumenical 
C)  Ecological 
D)  Environmental 
A)  Educated 
B)  Ecumenical 
C)  Ecological 
D)  Environmental

Question 9

Consider the following statements: Statement A. When physicians discuss end-of-life with cancer patients, their health-care costs are much higher in the last week of life.
Statement B. Many dying persons never get referred to hospice care.

Accepted Answer

A)  Both statements A and B are true. 
B)  Both statements A and B are false. 
C)  Statement A is true and statement B is false. 
D)  Statement A is false and statement B is true. 
A)  Both statements A and B are true. 
B)  Both statements A and B are false. 
C)  Statement A is true and statement B is false. 
D)  Statement A is false and statement B is true.

Question 10

Which of the following does not contribute to the high costs of medical care in the last year of life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Caring for severe illness 
B)  Functional impairment 
C)  Nursing home expenditures 
D)  Over-prescribing practices 
A)  Caring for severe illness 
B)  Functional impairment 
C)  Nursing home expenditures 
D)  Over-prescribing practices

Question 11

Which of the following is not a priority of the Affordable Care Act's quality improvement strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  New health-care delivery models. 
B)  Families engaged as partners in care. 
C)  Less emphasis on preventive care. 
D)  Use of best practices. 
A)  New health-care delivery models. 
B)  Families engaged as partners in care. 
C)  Less emphasis on preventive care. 
D)  Use of best practices.

Question 12

Which of the following may prevent illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adequate sleep 
B)  Early diagnosis 
C)  Stress management 
D)  Adequate nutrition 
A)  Adequate sleep 
B)  Early diagnosis 
C)  Stress management 
D)  Adequate nutrition

Question 13

List several influencers of norms or standards regarding health.

Accepted Answer

Age, genetics, geogr

Question 14

Compare and contrast obesity and malnutrition as public health issues, and describe how families can influence them.

Accepted Answer

Nurses and the general public are often

Question 15

Which of the following increase risk for illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physical activity 
B)  Tobacco use 
C)  Sedentary lifestyle 
D)  Poverty 
A)  Physical activity 
B)  Tobacco use 
C)  Sedentary lifestyle 
D)  Poverty

Question 16

What do families desire from hospice care?

Accepted Answer

A)  Continuity of care. 
B)  Comfort for the dying family member. 
C)  Autonomy for family members. 
D)  Case management. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  Continuity of care. 
B)  Comfort for the dying family member. 
C)  Autonomy for family members. 
D)  Case management. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 17

Which of the following are reasons the United States has a growing health disadvantage when compared with peer countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Uninsured segments of the population 
B)  High poverty rates 
C)  An efficient health-care delivery system 
D)  Lack of care coordination 
A)  Uninsured segments of the population 
B)  High poverty rates 
C)  An efficient health-care delivery system 
D)  Lack of care coordination

As early as 1995, the American Nurses Association's Social Policy Statement described ____________________ as a target for nursing care.

Which of the following factors influence societal health?

What percent of U.S. adults are overweight or obese?

Which of the following actions by the nurse demonstrate the nurse is thinking family? Susan, a nurse who thinks family:

Which of the following assumptions about the family perspective will guide nursing actions?

Explain what is meant by this statement of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons: Societal needs for medical health care have both quantitative and qualitative perspectives.

How much greater is U.S. health-care spending compared to other nations?

An ____ point of view encourages one to see connections between society and individual or societal health.

Consider the following statements: Statement A. When physicians discuss end-of-life with cancer patients, their health-care costs are much higher in the last week of life. Statement B. Many dying persons never get referred to hospice care.

Which of the following does not contribute to the high costs of medical care in the last year of life?

Which of the following is not a priority of the Affordable Care Act's quality improvement strategy?

Which of the following may prevent illness?

List several influencers of norms or standards regarding health.

Compare and contrast obesity and malnutrition as public health issues, and describe how families can influence them.

Which of the following increase risk for illness?

What do families desire from hospice care?

Which of the following are reasons the United States has a growing health disadvantage when compared with peer countries?

Health Care Needs for the 21st Century

Innovating Traditional Thinking About Nursing Practice

Communication With and About Families

Family Assessment

Cultural and Diversity Aspects of Health and Illness Care Needs

Using Family Theory to Guide Nursing Practice

Developing Ideas for Family-Focused Practice

Family Presence in Family-Focused Care

Family-Focused Care in Acute Settings

Family-Focused Care With Chronic Illness

Family-Focused Care to Meet Population Needs

Doing for Versus Being With

Family-Focused Nursing Actions

Teaching Family Members Supportive Care

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Exam 3: Moving to Family-Focused Care

As early as 1995, the American Nurses Association's Social Policy Statement described ____________________ as a target for nursing care.

Which of the following factors influence societal health?

What percent of U.S. adults are overweight or obese?

Which of the following actions by the nurse demonstrate the nurse is thinking family? Susan, a nurse who thinks family:

Which of the following assumptions about the family perspective will guide nursing actions?

Explain what is meant by this statement of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons: Societal needs for medical health care have both quantitative and qualitative perspectives.

How much greater is U.S. health-care spending compared to other nations?

An ____ point of view encourages one to see connections between society and individual or societal health.

Consider the following statements: Statement A. When physicians discuss end-of-life with cancer patients, their health-care costs are much higher in the last week of life. Statement B. Many dying persons never get referred to hospice care.

Which of the following does not contribute to the high costs of medical care in the last year of life?

Which of the following is not a priority of the Affordable Care Act's quality improvement strategy?

Which of the following may prevent illness?

List several influencers of norms or standards regarding health.

Compare and contrast obesity and malnutrition as public health issues, and describe how families can influence them.

Which of the following increase risk for illness?

What do families desire from hospice care?

Which of the following are reasons the United States has a growing health disadvantage when compared with peer countries?

Health Care Needs for the 21st Century

Innovating Traditional Thinking About Nursing Practice

Communication With and About Families

Family Assessment

Cultural and Diversity Aspects of Health and Illness Care Needs

Using Family Theory to Guide Nursing Practice

Developing Ideas for Family-Focused Practice

Family Presence in Family-Focused Care

Family-Focused Care in Acute Settings

Family-Focused Care With Chronic Illness

Family-Focused Care to Meet Population Needs

Doing for Versus Being With

Family-Focused Nursing Actions

Teaching Family Members Supportive Care

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