Chapter 3- Healthcare in the Community
and Home
In the provision of nursing care, it is most important to perform which of the following
actions?
1.
Administration of prescribed medications
A)
Implementation of physician’s orders
B)
Evaluation of patient’s responses
C)
Coordination of care with the healthcare team
D)
Ans: D
Feedback:
Nurses have moved from simply observing and giving prescribed medications to
coordinating clinical information for the entire healthcare team.
A nurse is caring for a 17-year-old pregnant woman. The woman needs to buy a baby bed
and obtain baby items. The nurse should encourage the patient to go to
2.
The visiting nurse association
A)
A resale shop
B)
A rental equipment store
C)
, The welfare office
D)
Ans: B
Feedback:
Nurses should be familiar with available emergency care, equipment rental stores, chore
and homemaker services, home-delivered meals, visiting nurse services, and should know
where welfare and Medicare/Medicaid offices are located. The nurse should be familiar
with WIC centers and resale stores to assist new mothers.
A home care nurse has completed a home assessment. Of the following findings, which
should be reported to service providers immediately?
3.
Infestation with roaches
A)
The smell of natural gas
B)
Unclean environment
C)
Diminished food sources
D)
Ans: B
Feedback:
A comprehensive home assessment includes safety, sanitation, mobility, temperature, and
personal space. All of the listed deficiencies are of a concern. The immediate concern for
the nurse’s and patient’s safety is the threat of fire or explosion due to the smell of natural
gas.
A patient is diagnosed with mild dementia while in the hospital. In preparing for
4.
, discharge, the nurse should discuss with the family the:
Possible need for home care
A)
Legal responsibility for the future
B)
Need for transfer to a long-term care facility
C)
Lack of free resources of care
D)
Ans: A
Feedback:
The needs of the patient should be considered when making discharge plans. Common
risk factors associated with the need for home care include limited social, mental, or
physical functioning. Legal issues, long-term care, and free resources are not indicated in
this situation.
The home care nurse asks the patient and family about their socioeconomic status,
culture, and beliefs. This occurs during which phase of care?
5.
Assessment
A)
Nursing diagnosis
B)
Outcome criteria
C)
Implementation
D)
Ans: A
Feedback:
and Home
In the provision of nursing care, it is most important to perform which of the following
actions?
1.
Administration of prescribed medications
A)
Implementation of physician’s orders
B)
Evaluation of patient’s responses
C)
Coordination of care with the healthcare team
D)
Ans: D
Feedback:
Nurses have moved from simply observing and giving prescribed medications to
coordinating clinical information for the entire healthcare team.
A nurse is caring for a 17-year-old pregnant woman. The woman needs to buy a baby bed
and obtain baby items. The nurse should encourage the patient to go to
2.
The visiting nurse association
A)
A resale shop
B)
A rental equipment store
C)
, The welfare office
D)
Ans: B
Feedback:
Nurses should be familiar with available emergency care, equipment rental stores, chore
and homemaker services, home-delivered meals, visiting nurse services, and should know
where welfare and Medicare/Medicaid offices are located. The nurse should be familiar
with WIC centers and resale stores to assist new mothers.
A home care nurse has completed a home assessment. Of the following findings, which
should be reported to service providers immediately?
3.
Infestation with roaches
A)
The smell of natural gas
B)
Unclean environment
C)
Diminished food sources
D)
Ans: B
Feedback:
A comprehensive home assessment includes safety, sanitation, mobility, temperature, and
personal space. All of the listed deficiencies are of a concern. The immediate concern for
the nurse’s and patient’s safety is the threat of fire or explosion due to the smell of natural
gas.
A patient is diagnosed with mild dementia while in the hospital. In preparing for
4.
, discharge, the nurse should discuss with the family the:
Possible need for home care
A)
Legal responsibility for the future
B)
Need for transfer to a long-term care facility
C)
Lack of free resources of care
D)
Ans: A
Feedback:
The needs of the patient should be considered when making discharge plans. Common
risk factors associated with the need for home care include limited social, mental, or
physical functioning. Legal issues, long-term care, and free resources are not indicated in
this situation.
The home care nurse asks the patient and family about their socioeconomic status,
culture, and beliefs. This occurs during which phase of care?
5.
Assessment
A)
Nursing diagnosis
B)
Outcome criteria
C)
Implementation
D)
Ans: A
Feedback:
