Priorities must be established for population-based program ...

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Priorities must be established for population-based program planning. Which of the following are criteria that are used to determine the importance of planning a program (select all that apply)?
 
  a. Nurse's awareness of the problem
  b. Motivation of community leadership and the nurse
  c. Nurse's ability to influence solutions
  d. Availability of relevant expertise
  e. Severity of consequences
  f. Speed with which a resolution can be achieved

Question 2

The nurse manager understands that the three Ps associated with client education are philosophy, priority, and performance. Effective client education programs start with a shared philosophy that such programs are worth the investment.
 
  Evidence of a philosophic commitment to client teaching is best represented by: a. Investing time and energy in teaching clients.
  b. Developing teaching skills among the nursing staff.
  c. Assuming that clients lack the knowledge they need.
  d. Having a teaching checklist on clients' charts.

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Answer to Question 1

C, D, E, F
The problems identified as part of the population assessment need to be ranked to determine rel-ative importance. Priorities are established by using predetermined criteria. The criteria recom-mended for determining the importance of a problem are community awareness of the problem, community motivation to resolve it, nurse's ability to influence problem solution, availability of relevant expertise, severity of consequences, and speed with which resolution can be achieved.

Answer to Question 2

A
A philosophy that patient education is an investment with a significant positive return is one of the three Ps of a successful consumer education focus. Money invested in teaching is money well spent.

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