The nurse consults the Healthy People 2010 objectives when ...

[anshika]

The nurse consults the Healthy People 2010 objectives when planning the care for a patient with arthritis. Which of the following objectives would assist the nurse to plan this care?
 
  a. promote healthy behaviors
  b. promote healthy and safe communities
  c. improve systems for personal and public health
  d. prevent and reduce diseases and disorders

Question 2

The nurse is assessing a patient. Which data are considered data from a primary source?
 
  a. The patient's spouse tells the nurse the patient seems upset.
  b. The patient reports right lower quadrant pain.
  c. The physician describes the patient as being overanxious.
  d. The lab report shows an elevated white cell count.

[covalentbond]

Answer to Question 1

D
The objective to prevent and reduce diseases and disorders outlines specific interventions related to chronic, prevalent health problems such as arthritis, cancer, and mental illness. The objective to promote health behaviors focuses on behaviors resulting from personal choice, such as nutrition and tobacco use. The objective to promote healthy and safe communities addresses programs that have an impact on individual health through education and community-based programs. The objective to improve systems for personal and public health emphasizes the need for all citizens to have access to health care services.

Answer to Question 2

B
Data are collected from a variety of sources, however the patient should be considered the primary source of data, or the major provider of information about themselves.

[anshika]

Excellent

[covalentbond]

Great answer, keep it coming