ECPI NUR166 CHAPTER 12 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED
AND UPDATED)
Direct Health Needs - ANS Behavioral health/substance use
Behavioral health/mental health
Chronic diseases
Uninsured/underinsured
Dental services
Socioeconomic Needs - ANS Employment Crime/neighborhood safety Housing/homelessness
Education
Food environment
Community-Based Care Is: - ANS Health care provided to people who live within a defined
geographic area.
What is the difference between community-based care and community health care? -
ANS Community health care focuses on populations, whereas community-based care focuses
on individuals and families.
Qualities of the Community-Based Nurse - ANS 1. Knowledgeable & Skilled
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, 2. Independent in making decisions
3. Accountable
What is the pre-requisite for employment to many community-based facilities? - ANS Many
facilities require a minimum of 1 year of clinical practice.
Roles of The Community Based Nurse - ANS 1. Patient advocate
2. Coordinator of services
3. Patient and family educator
Role of the Nurse as Patient & Family Educator/Counselor - ANS Nurses providing
community-based care in a clinic or home teach patients and families about all aspects of care,
including disease processes and treatments, nutrition, medications, and treatment and care of
wounds. The nurse identifies learning needs; then the nurse, patient, and family mutually
develop goals for teaching information necessary to promote health.
Role of the Nurse as Coordinator of Services - ANS - Community-based nurse generally
coordinates all other health care providers visiting the patient. - Also responsible for
coordinating community resources needed by the patient, such as Meals on Wheels or services
for patients who are visually impaired or deaf.
Role of the Nurse as Patient Advocate - ANS Example: The nurse may have to convince the
patient's insurance carrier of the need for continued home health services - Patients may need
assistance in understanding complex issues related to their care.
Continuity of Care - ANS A process by which health care providers give appropriate,
uninterrupted care and facilitate the patient's transition between different settings and levels of
care.
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED
AND UPDATED)
Direct Health Needs - ANS Behavioral health/substance use
Behavioral health/mental health
Chronic diseases
Uninsured/underinsured
Dental services
Socioeconomic Needs - ANS Employment Crime/neighborhood safety Housing/homelessness
Education
Food environment
Community-Based Care Is: - ANS Health care provided to people who live within a defined
geographic area.
What is the difference between community-based care and community health care? -
ANS Community health care focuses on populations, whereas community-based care focuses
on individuals and families.
Qualities of the Community-Based Nurse - ANS 1. Knowledgeable & Skilled
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, 2. Independent in making decisions
3. Accountable
What is the pre-requisite for employment to many community-based facilities? - ANS Many
facilities require a minimum of 1 year of clinical practice.
Roles of The Community Based Nurse - ANS 1. Patient advocate
2. Coordinator of services
3. Patient and family educator
Role of the Nurse as Patient & Family Educator/Counselor - ANS Nurses providing
community-based care in a clinic or home teach patients and families about all aspects of care,
including disease processes and treatments, nutrition, medications, and treatment and care of
wounds. The nurse identifies learning needs; then the nurse, patient, and family mutually
develop goals for teaching information necessary to promote health.
Role of the Nurse as Coordinator of Services - ANS - Community-based nurse generally
coordinates all other health care providers visiting the patient. - Also responsible for
coordinating community resources needed by the patient, such as Meals on Wheels or services
for patients who are visually impaired or deaf.
Role of the Nurse as Patient Advocate - ANS Example: The nurse may have to convince the
patient's insurance carrier of the need for continued home health services - Patients may need
assistance in understanding complex issues related to their care.
Continuity of Care - ANS A process by which health care providers give appropriate,
uninterrupted care and facilitate the patient's transition between different settings and levels of
care.
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
