A nurse is teaching a coworker about effective strategies to use ...

[CBme]

A nurse is teaching a coworker about effective strategies to use when providing health education. Which of the following suggestions would most likely be included? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Be encouraging and give positive feedback for helpful comments
  b. Include details about each aspect of the information
  c. Decide what the client needs to know
  d. Review and summarize the key points at periodic intervals
  e. Incorporate demonstrations, illustrations, and real-life examples
  f.
  Use medical terminology so clients can look up more information later

Question 2

Which of the following important events related to health care occurred during the Reagan administration? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Increase in national health planning and coordination of efforts
  b. Decrease in both federal control and federal funding
  c. Increase in state funding with concurrent control by local boards of health
  d. Implementation of Medicare funding based on diagnosis-related groups
  e. Suggestions to shift costs and reduce costs
  f.
  Suggestions to mobilize the community to become involved

[jlaineee]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A, D, E
The nurse must determine what the client wants to know, not what the nurse believes the client needs to know. The nurse should not go into excess detail but focus on a few concepts or key points, that is, stick with the essentials; use clear and concise language while avoiding technical terms; encourage participants by use of questions related to their life experiences; use demonstrations and real-life examples to illustrate major points and summarize the key points to help the audience retain the material.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B, D, E
The Reagan administration encouraged competition. Emphasis was on cost shifting and cost reduction with greater state power, less centralization, and less national control. The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 reduced federal funding, which also decreased federal planning efforts. The federal government recommended eliminating planning agencies. Also during this time was the implementation of basing payments to Medicare on diagnosis-related groups (DRGs). A reduction in federal funding caused cost shifting and cost reduction to be emphasized.

[CBme]

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[tkempin]

Great answer, keep it coming