Chapter 30: The Nurse in Home Health and Hospice Stanhope: Foundations of Population Health for Community/Public Health Nursing, 5th Edition

Which of the following statements best describes the most essential difference between home health care and acute client care? a. Acute client care is individualized for the client and family. b. Home health care is provided in the client’s environment. c. Reimbursement for home health care varies from that of care provided in institutions. d. The focus of acute client care is on community health. ANS: B Home health differs from other areas of health care in that health care providers practice in the client’s environment. All nurses give individualized care to clients. Reimbursement for home health care is different than that provided in an acute care setting; however, this is not the most essential difference. The focus of acute client care is typically on care provided in a hospital setting, not in the community. 2. A nurse has just received word that Medicaid will reimburse for care provided to a homeless man with schizophrenia who is afraid to come to the clinic to receive health care. Which of the following best describes this type of nursing? a. Community-oriented nursing b. Home health nursing c. Hospice nursing d. Private duty nursing ANS: B