39.

The patient who reached the threshold of cost for health services can avail the Medicare Safety Nets
wherein the Government will provide additional financial assistance once the patient’s “out-of-the-
pocket” medical cost reaches a certain threshold. The patient can still continue with his healthcare
benefits without compromising the delivery of health care services.

40. a. obesity is a high risk to health, which can increase the risk of developing a number of health
conditions, including metabolic syndrome, arthritis, and some types of cancer. In 2016, 39% of women
and 39% of men aged 18 and over were overweight (source: WHO)

b. excessive drinking of alcohol can lead to serious diseases such as liver cirrhosis, heart damage,
stroke, dementia, stomach ulcer, and infertility. Alcohol consumption causes death and disability
relatively early in life. In the age group 20-39 years approximately 13.5% of the total deaths are alcohol-
attributable. (source: WHO)

c. smoking contributes to a lot of health related diseases such as heart attack, stomach ulcer,
lung cancer, brittle bones, and stroke. Around 80% of the world’s 1.1 billion smokers live in low- and
middle-income countries. (source: WHO)

41.The EBP process is a method that allows the practitioner to assess research, clinical guidelines, and
other information resources based on high quality findings and apply the result to practice. The EBP
include assessing the patient and prioritizing questions about his/her care, asking a focused clinical
question, acquiring the evidence to answer the question, appraising the research, applying the research
findings to patient care, and finally auditing your performance.

45. the nurse uses a systematic and dynamic way to collect and analyse data about a client. Assessment
includes not only physiological data, but also psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and life-
style factors as well.