A nurse is completing a health history with a client. Which of ...

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A nurse is completing a health history with a client. Which of the following questions would be most important to include?
 
  a. How many alcoholic drinks do you have in a day?
  b. How many sexual partners have you had in the past month?
  c. What nonprescription drugs do you take on a routine basis?
  d. What kinds of tobacco do you use daily?

Question 2

How do public health efforts differ from medical efforts in improving the health of our citizens?
 
  a. Medical care providers autonomously choose appropriate interventions, whereas public health care providers must engage in whatever actions legislation requires.
  b. Medical care providers are self-employed or agency employed, whereas public health care providers are employed by and paid through the government.
  c. Medical care providers focus only on individuals, whereas public health care providers focus only on aggregates.
  d. Medical care providers focus on disease diagnosis and management, whereas public health care providers focus on health promotion and disease prevention.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
As smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths, accounting for about one out of every five deaths, it is crucial that tobacco use be queried in each health history. After asking about tobacco use, the others should also be included in a health history.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Medical care providers are restricted by insurance and government regulations. Providers may also be employed in government facilities, such as Veterans Administration facilities. However, medical care providers primarily focus on diagnosis and treatment of disease, whereas public health care providers try to promote health and prevent disease. Although medical care providers primarily focus on individuals and public health care providers primarily focus on aggregates, their practice is not limited to only individuals or only aggregates.