You Have Been Working with a Client for One Year

question 14

Multiple Choice

You have been working with a client for one year.Initially,the client used cocaine on an occasional basis but his use has escalated and is now clearly a problem.The only treatment program in the area is a Minnesota Model program and you do not believe in the disease concept.The ethical course of action would be:

• A)refer the client to someone who believes in the disease concept
• B)find out the nearest alternative program and tell the client the advantages and disadvantages of each in an objective manner
• C)keep trying to work with the client
• D)terminate the client

Recognize the importance of environmental factors and community infrastructure in disease prevention.

Understand the historical development of public health initiatives and their impact on community health.

Analyze the role of government and non-governmental organizations in the advancement of public health.

Identify key figures and their contributions to public health and nursing.

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Definitions:

Failure Rate

A measure of the frequency at which an engineered system or component fails, expressed in failures per unit of time.

Cognition

The act of understanding and learning through mental processes, experiences, and sensory engagement.

Concepts

Concepts are mental categories that group objects, events, and characteristics on the basis of common properties, enabling individuals to organize and simplify information in the world around them.

Prototypes

The original or most representative example of a category or concept, used as a benchmark to understand or identify subsequent variations or instances.