Community Health Exam 2 (NRS 450) Review Questions and Correct Answers
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Course
NUR 450
Institution
NUR 450
What is Transition of Care When a patient is moved around. - A patient handoff to another nurse - Changing floors - Changing facilities - Beings moved to their home
Common transition errors: - No comprehensive discharge care plan - Not transferring the patient's medication lists to the new facilit...
Community Health Exam 2 (NRS 450)
Review Questions and Correct Answers
What is Transition of Care ✅When a patient is moved around.
- A patient handoff to another nurse
- Changing floors
- Changing facilities
- Beings moved to their home
Common transition errors: ✅- No comprehensive discharge care plan
- Not transferring the patient's medication lists to the new facility
- Not including the family in the process
- Not communicating with the *right* people at the new facility.
- Not getting in touch with the right community resources that the patient needs.
- Not starting the planning process soon enough.
What is the role of a hospital nurse in discharge? ✅- Make *one* comprehensive plan.
- You become part of the discharge process the moment you enter the room and say
hello.
What is the role of a community nurse in discharge? ✅- Find out what went on in the
hospital.
- If there is missing information, find it!
- Help the family, facility, PCP, and community work well together.
- Monitor for health changes. (especially in the first 48-72 hours)
- Promote and evaluate the patient's ability to self-manage their conditions.
Who should be involved in discharge planning? ✅- Pharmacists
- Dieticians
- Someone from transition agency
- Family
- Primary care provider
- Community resources
What are the responsibilities of a *home visiting* nurse and what do they do? ✅-
Usually make visits that are related to tertiary prevention. (Post op, COPD patients,
Behavioral health patients)
- Home visiting prevents cx and further injuries.
- They provide care and education.
What are the responisiblities of a *jail* nurse and what do they do? ✅- Primary roles is
maintaining the safety and health of the inmates
- It is important to learn the culture of the jail.
, What are the responsibilities of a *school* nurse and what do they do? ✅- They are
part of a team to develop learning plans for special education children
- Develop IEP (cognitive development)
- They are frequently a heath educator
- Enviornment assessments
What are the responsibilities of a *occupational health* nurse and what do they do? ✅-
They have lots of regulations to comply with, depending on where they work.
- *Prevention*
- Respond to hazards (chemical, physical, biological, communicable disease).
- Health promotion
What are the responsibilities of a *faith based* nurse and what do they do? ✅- Provide
free or low-coast nursing services to a faith community.
- Can be paid or volunteer positions
- Attempt to integrate physical and spiritual health.
What sorts of patients are appropriate for home visiting? ✅- People who live in rural
areas
- Elderly
- Bed bound patients
- People who need help with ADL's
What is family? ✅Family is whoever the patient says is family.
What are the benefits of home visiting for patients? ✅- Maintain dignity and
independence
- Stay connected to family memebers
- They sleep better
- Eat familliar foods
- Save money
What negative effect can continuous stress have on someone? ✅- A decline in
physical and mental health
- Decrease in family communications
- Positive growth tends to get "stuck"
- Potential for abuse
- Children's development and education can be impacted.
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