A nurse found that several professionals resented time spent ...

[vinney12]

A nurse found that several professionals resented time spent interacting with and teaching clients. Which of the following describes the most likely underlying motivation for resisting client involvement?
 
  a. Believing that people could change their lives if they really wanted to do so.
  b. Empowering others shifts power from the experts to the community.
  c. It is more efficient to plan appropriate care without listening to client ideas.
  d. Longtime experience with community members has led to disillusionment.

Question 2

In a particular community, the rate of new cases of diabetes and the rate of new cases of flu during the month of January were precisely the same. Which disease would have the higher prevalence rate?
 
  a. As an acute condition, flu would have the higher prevalence rate.
  b. As a chronic condition, diabetes would have the higher prevalence rate.
  c. Flu would have the higher prevalence rate because people can get flu several times in one season.
  d. Flu would have the higher prevalence rate because it is so contagious.

[kaylee05]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Successful programs rely on empowering citizens to make decisions about their care. Empowering citizens causes power to shift from health providers to community members. Many prefer to remain in positions of power rather than sharing. Client ideas must be included in the planning process in order to get them involved. Empowerment will lead the clients to change their lives.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Diabetes would have the higher prevalence rate because it is a long-term chronic condition that typically does not decrease. Although flu might have a higher incidence rate of new cases, because flu is typically of short duration, the prevalence rate would remain low. Flu is contagious, which could increase the incidence rate but not the prevalence rate.