What is the primary purpose of using a cooling fan for a bedridden patient?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: A cooling fan improves sleep quality and comfort for a bedridden patient by circulating air, reducing heat and sweat, common discomforts in prolonged stillness. Warm air circulation counters this goal cooling is key. Noise might stimulate but disrupts sleep, not enhances it. Decreasing ventilation traps heat and odors, worsening conditions. Nurses position fans safely, avoiding drafts on wounds, to create a soothing environment, aiding rest and recovery, a simple comfort boost in confined settings.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Personal beliefs are not a formal determinant of health, unlike culture, biology/genetics, and social support, which are recognized factors shaping health outcomes. Culture influences practices and access, biology/genetics dictate predisposition (e.g., hereditary conditions), and social support buffers stress or isolation all directly tied to health. Beliefs, like preferring herbal remedies, reflect individual choices shaped by determinants, not the determinants themselves. Health care aides encounter beliefs in care preferences, but their role is to navigate these within broader health factors, ensuring care respects clients while addressing systemic influences, not conflating personal views with structural drivers.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Holistic care addresses physical (e.g., pain), emotional (e.g., mood), social (e.g., relationships), intellectual (e.g., stimulation), and spiritual (e.g., beliefs) aspects, ensuring whole-person well-being. Free choice and independence are principles, not components. Career and money are narrow, missing broader needs. Family and religion are subsets, not the full model. Health care aides adopt this approach e.g., aiding mobility (physical) while chatting (social) to meet diverse needs, enhancing quality of life beyond mere tasks, a comprehensive care philosophy.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: A substitute decision maker legally consents for an incapable person, unlike consenter (B, not a term), assaulter (C, irrelevant), or executor (D, for estates). PSWs interact with them when clients can't decide e.g., dementia cases ensuring care aligns with the client's best interests. Misidentifying this role could delay decisions or misapply authority, compromising care. Recognizing this authority ensures PSWs respect legal proxies, facilitating timely interventions like treatment approval, a critical link in client advocacy and ethical practice.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Encouraging self-care when able boosts self-esteem per Maslow, unlike preempting needs , doing everything , or outsourcing to family , which diminish autonomy. PSWs foster confidence e.g., aiding a client to dress alone enhancing worth. Over-assisting risks dependence, lowering esteem. This balance empowers clients, aligning with PSW goals to promote independence and dignity, a key to emotional health in care.