Author Question: A community health nurse is using the goals of the Healthy People 2020 to focus care. Which goal is ... (Read 76 times)

xclash · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A community health nurse is using the goals of the Healthy People 2020 to focus care. Which goal is the priority?

a. To increase the life expectancy of people in the United States
b. To increase the health status of people throughout the world
c. To eradicate the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
d. To reduce health care costs

Question 2

An older adult nurse has been seeing a rheumatologist for the management of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). The patient also uses herbal remedies and seeks acupuncture for pain relief and reads the latest research regarding RA.

This coping style is best described as a(n) ______ loci of control. a. external
b. interior
c. internal
d. exterior

bobsmith · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
The overall goals of Healthy People 2020 are to increase the life expectancy and quality of life and to eliminate health disparities through an improved delivery of health care services to people in the United States. The focus is on the United States, not the world. It does not focus on one disease or on reducing health care costs.

Answer to Question 2

C
Patients with internal loci of control perceive themselves as having personal control over their environments and the outcome of events. They ask questions, desire information, and like having choices for treatment. Patients with external loci of control perceive other factors in their environments such as nurses as being responsible for the outcome of events. These patients tend to be less demanding, follow directions, and are more passive in managing their pain. They want specific instructions but become anxious if you give them too much information. Interior and exterior loci are not a copying style.