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A nurse is using the scientific method to solve a patient situation. Which action should the nurse take first?
 
  a. Collect data.
  b. Identify a problem.
  c. Formulate a question.
  d. Evaluate the results.

Question 2

Which model exemplifies a patient who states the following, I am responsible for my own health and well-being and I will partner with you (my nurse) to make sure I am ready to be dis-charged after surgery?
 
  a. Basic Human Needs Model
  b. Absence of Disease Model
  c. Holistic Health Model
  d. Healthy People 2020 Model



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Answer to Question 1

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Identifying the problem is the first step in the scientific method. The steps of the scientific me-thod are as follows: Identify the problem; Collect data; Form a question or hypothesis; Test the question or hypothesis; Evaluate results of the study. Collect data is the second step. Formulate a question is the third step. Evaluate the results is the last step.

Answer to Question 2

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The intent of the holistic health model is to empower patients to engage in their own recovery, thereby assuming some responsibility for health maintenance. Basic human needs are related to a hierarchy of needs involving lower needs to self-actualization. Healthy People 2020 provides evidenced-based objectives to: (1) achieve increased quality and years of healthy life, and (2) eliminate health disparities. There is no absence of disease model.





 

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