According to the video "Escape Fire" roughly 75% of healthcare spending goes to treating preventable diseases. What solutions does "Escape Fire" suggest in order to live healthier lives?
A. Disease Prevention
B. Leading less active lifestyles.
C. Holistic approach to healthcare.
D. Support from workplaces, communities, and our healthcare system.
Answer: A. Disease Prevention
C. Holistic approach to healthcare.
D. Support from workplaces, communities, and our healthcare system.
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A) Pregnancy B) Aerobic exercise C) Smoking D) Alcohol
What is the hospitalized patient's place in evidence-based practice? (Select all that apply.)
a. The patient is the recipient of the total of formal research evidence and the nurse's practice wisdom, and these represent the patient's care plan. b. The patient brings values to the clinical encounter, which the nurse considers in providing evidence-based care. c. The patient provides a valuable source of knowledge, since each patient cared for contributes to the nurse's total practice wisdom. d. The patient is the focus of research. The patient serves both as a recipient of evidence-based research and the subject of future evidence, based on data collected now from the patient. e. The patient may always refuse to participate—in evidence-based care, in therapies, in research participation—and this refusal must be honored.
A 62-year-old patient has been diagnosed with bacterial epididymitis. The nurse has provided education relating to the management of the disorder. Which of the following statements by the patient indicates understanding of the teaching provided?
1. "These problems may be a result of my prostate problems.". 2. "This condition will spontaneously go away.". 3. "I must be on bed rest during the acute phase of this disorder.". 4. "I should go home and apply moist heat to my scrotum.".
The nurses are discussing how nursing informatics has changed their lives. Which of the following statements indicates that the nurse is least likely to be utilizing nursing informatics?
1. "I don't have to attend classes at the college. I can do the work to get my graduate degree from my den." 2. "If a tornado came through, all of our records would be lost." 3. "The computer notified me that I was about to give the client an ordered medication to which the client is allergic." 4. "I printed off some new information about controlling hypertension for my client."