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Chapter 16-Nursing Care of Patients at Home exam with 100- verified solutions
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Chapter 16-Nursing Care ofPatients at Home exam with
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1. The nurse is making a home health visit to a patient and needs to
contact the case manager of the patients home-care team. Which person
should the nurse contact?
a. Physician
b. Social worker
c. Registered nurse (RN)
d. Home health agency administrator - answer C. Registered nurse (RN)
2. The nurse is to see a patient who requires dressing changes. Which
staff member obtains the required supplies to be used during the home
health care visit?
a. Nurse
b. Physician
c. Social worker
d. Home health aide - answer A. Nurse
3. During a home visit, the nurse notes that an older patient is sitting in a
poorly lit room listening to the radio. When the nurse turns on a light
before starting to evaluate the patient and change a dressing on a wound,
the patient says, Oh, you dont need that light. I try to keep the lights off.
Electricity is too expensive. Which response by the nurse is most
appropriate?
a. Oh, I didnt realize you were pinching pennies. Ill use my flashlight.
b. I will turn off the light as soon as I finish changing the dressing on your
wound.
c. It sounds like it would be helpful for you to talk with the social worker
who can identify financial programs that could help you.
, d. If you cant afford electricity, you may need to consider a new residence.
I can set up a visit to a nice assisted living complex near here. - answer
C. It sounds like it would be helpful for you to to talk with the social
worker who can identify financial programs that could help you.
4. During a home visit, the nurse documents arrival and departure time,
patient vital signs, data collected for the patient, and a narrative note of
the patients response to medications and understanding of care being
given. Which action does the nurse need to take prior to submitting this
documentation?
a. Obtain signature of case manager.
b. Obtain signature of patient or caregiver.
c. Comment about patients home surroundings.
d. Record the time of documentation submission. - answer B. Obtain
signature of patient or caregiver
5. During a home health visit, the nurse learns that the family member
who is the primary caregiver of the patient is exhausted and tense. Which
nursing diagnosis should the nurse recommend for the patients plan of
care?
a. Social Isolation
b. Caregiver Role Strain
c. Altered Role Performance
d. Ineffective Therapeutic Regimen Management - answer B. Caregiver
role strain
6. While traveling to a patients home for a visit, the home-care nurse
becomes lost in an unfamiliar part of town and sees a group of teenagers
hanging around a boarded-up building. Which action should the nurse
take?
a. Proceed to the next appointment.
b. Pull over to the curb to look at a map.
c. Seek assistance from one of the teens.
d. Drive to a familiar area and call the patient for directions. - answer D.
Drive to a familiar area and call the patient for directions
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