A patient comes into the clinic with manifestations of an acute ...

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A patient comes into the clinic with manifestations of an acute respiratory infection. When analyzing the natural history of the condition, the population health nurse identifies that this patient is in which stage?
 
  1. Clinical.
  2. Preclinical.
  3. Resolution.
  4. Susceptibility.

Question 2

After collecting information from patients about a health problem the population health nurse is analyzing the information to determine the natural history of the condition. What elements of the natural history should the nurse identify?
 
  After collecting information from patients about a health problem the population health nurse is analyzing the information to determine the natural history of the condition. What elements of the natural history should the nurse identify? (Select all that apply.)
  1. Signs and symptoms of the health problem.
  2. The effects that the health problem has on the body.
  3. Length of time the health problem will affect the body.
  4. Factors that contribute to the development of the health problem.
  5. Outcomes and factors that affect the outcomes of the health problem.

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: 1
Explanation: 1. The natural history of a condition is often divided into four stages: susceptibility, preclinical, clinical, and resolution. In the susceptibility stage, factors contributing to development of the condition are present and the person is at-risk for its development. When exposure to causative factors has occurred, but no symptoms have appeared, the condition is in the preclinical stage. The clinical stage begins with the onset of signs and symptoms characteristic of the disease or condition. In the resolution stage, the condition culminates in a return to health, death, or continuation in a chronic state.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 1, 2, 4, 5
Explanation: 1. Determining a condition's natural history involves identifying factors that contribute to its development, typical signs and symptoms of the condition, its effects on the human system, and its typical outcomes and factors that may affect those outcomes. The length of time the health problem will affect the body is not a factor when determining a condition's natural history.
2. Determining a condition's natural history involves identifying factors that contribute to its development, typical signs and symptoms of the condition, its effects on the human system, and its typical outcomes and factors that may affect those outcomes. The length of time the health problem will affect the body is not a factor when determining a condition's natural history.
4. Determining a condition's natural history involves identifying factors that contribute to its development, typical signs and symptoms of the condition, its effects on the human system, and its typical outcomes and factors that may affect those outcomes. The length of time the health problem will affect the body is not a factor when determining a condition's natural history.
5. Determining a condition's natural history involves identifying factors that contribute to its development, typical signs and symptoms of the condition, its effects on the human system, and its typical outcomes and factors that may affect those outcomes. The length of time the health problem will affect the body is not a factor when determining a condition's natural history.