Author Question: Before providing written information or behavioral contracts to a patient, a nurse should ascertain ... (Read 38 times)

stock · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

Before providing written information or behavioral contracts to a patient, a nurse should ascertain that the patient

a. can read and understand.
b. has resources for change.
c. is ready to make changes.
d. wants to make changes.

Question 2

In the 2000 Institute of Medicine's milestone report To Err Is Human Building a Safer Health System, how many patients were estimated to die each year as a result of errors occurring in a hospital setting?

a. 25,000
b. 35,000
c. 50,000
d. 98,000

Pamela.irrgang@yahoo.com · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
High numbers of Americans are functionally illiterate, or read at the third or fourth grade level, so the nurse must assess that the patient can read and understand written information before giving the patient printed materials or contracts.
It is important to assess a patient's access to resources for change, but this does not specifically relate to written material.
It is important to assess whether a patient is ready to make changes, but this does not specifically relate to written material.
It is important to assess whether a patient wants to make changes, but this does not specifically relate to written material.

Answer to Question 2

D
A total of 98,000 people were estimated to have died each year from errors during hospital care.
The report estimated that more than 25,000 people, as many as 98,000, die each year from errors occurring during hospital care.
The report estimated that more than 35,000 people, as many as 98,000, die each year from errors occurring during hospital care.
The report estimated that more than 50,000 people, as many as 98,000, die each year from errors occurring during hospital care.