What is a goal of the Indian Health Service? 1. Ensure that ...

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What is a goal of the Indian Health Service?
 
  1. Ensure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal care is available and accessible to all American Indian people
  2. Provide healthcare to the American Indian and Alaska Native
  3. Provide American Indian medical providers to deliver medical care to the American Indian and Alaska Native population
  4. Educate the American Indian and Alaska Native in preventive health care practices

Question 2

A patient of the American Indian heritage is diagnosed with liver cirrhosis caused by chronic alcoholism. For which problems would the nurse focus when discussing the patient's care with the spouse? Select all that apply.
 
  1. Domestic violence
  2. Sexual abuse
  3. Battering of women
  4. Unplanned pregnancy

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Answer to Question 1

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Explanation: 1. The goal of the Indian Health Service is to ensure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to all American Indian people.
2. The purpose of the Indian Health Service is to be the federal health provider and advocate for the Indian people.
3. The Indian Health Service strives to raise health status through many medical providers, both Indian and non-Indian.
4. One aspect of improving the health of the Indian peoples to its highest level is to educate them about preventive care practices, but it is not the goal.

Answer to Question 2

1, 2, 3
Explanation: 1. A problem related to alcohol abuse in the American Indian people is domestic violence.
2. A problem related to alcohol abuse in the American Indian people is sexual abuse.
3. A problem related to alcohol abuse in the American Indian people is battering of women.
4. Unplanned pregnancy is not a problem related to alcohol abuse in the American Indian people.