CAP Exam
What is the priority assessment for the nurse when developing a plan of care
for a client living in poverty?
Access to care
Access to health insurance
Access to affordable housing
Access to financial assistance - ✓✓Access to care
Poverty has long been a barrier to adequate health care. If clients cannot
access health care, it does not matter if they have affordable housing, health
insurance, or financial assistance. It is not possible to create a plan of care
with client involvement without adequate support and access to care.
A nurse is providing care to several clients at the clinic. When reviewing the
clients' medical records, which client would the nurse identify as meeting the
criteria for Medicare reimbursement? Select all that apply.
66-year-old male with heart failure
55-year-old female with a temporary disability
45-year-old male with a permanent disability receiving social security
benefits
30-year-old male with blindness from an industrial accident
60-year-old female with a low income - ✓✓66-year-old male with heart failure
45-year-old male with a permanent disability receiving social security
benefits
, The 1965 Medicare amendments to the Social Security Act established
national and state health insurance programs for older adults under Title
XVIII. Within a decade, almost all citizens over 65 years of age held Medicare
insurance for hospital care, extended care, and home health care. Medicare
coverage was increased in 1972 to include permanently disabled workers
and their dependents, if they also qualified for Social Security benefits.
Medicaid was established in 1965 under Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
Medicaid is a federally funded public assistance program for people of any
age who have low incomes; for the blind, older adults, and disabled covered
by supplemental security benefits; and for beneficiaries of Aid to Families
with Dependent Children.
Which is the largest single source of reimbursement for home health care
services?
Medicare
Client's self-pay
Private insurance
Medicaid - ✓✓Medicare
Medicare is the largest single source of reimbursement for home health care
services. Other sources of reimbursement may include Medicaid, private
insurance, self-pay, and other public funding.
In preparation for discharge, the nurse is reviewing information related to
new dietary guidelines with the client. This is an example of which step in
discharge planning?
providing client teaching
assessing the client's needs and identifying problems
developing goals with the client
making home healthcare referrals - ✓✓providing client teaching
What is the priority assessment for the nurse when developing a plan of care
for a client living in poverty?
Access to care
Access to health insurance
Access to affordable housing
Access to financial assistance - ✓✓Access to care
Poverty has long been a barrier to adequate health care. If clients cannot
access health care, it does not matter if they have affordable housing, health
insurance, or financial assistance. It is not possible to create a plan of care
with client involvement without adequate support and access to care.
A nurse is providing care to several clients at the clinic. When reviewing the
clients' medical records, which client would the nurse identify as meeting the
criteria for Medicare reimbursement? Select all that apply.
66-year-old male with heart failure
55-year-old female with a temporary disability
45-year-old male with a permanent disability receiving social security
benefits
30-year-old male with blindness from an industrial accident
60-year-old female with a low income - ✓✓66-year-old male with heart failure
45-year-old male with a permanent disability receiving social security
benefits
, The 1965 Medicare amendments to the Social Security Act established
national and state health insurance programs for older adults under Title
XVIII. Within a decade, almost all citizens over 65 years of age held Medicare
insurance for hospital care, extended care, and home health care. Medicare
coverage was increased in 1972 to include permanently disabled workers
and their dependents, if they also qualified for Social Security benefits.
Medicaid was established in 1965 under Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
Medicaid is a federally funded public assistance program for people of any
age who have low incomes; for the blind, older adults, and disabled covered
by supplemental security benefits; and for beneficiaries of Aid to Families
with Dependent Children.
Which is the largest single source of reimbursement for home health care
services?
Medicare
Client's self-pay
Private insurance
Medicaid - ✓✓Medicare
Medicare is the largest single source of reimbursement for home health care
services. Other sources of reimbursement may include Medicaid, private
insurance, self-pay, and other public funding.
In preparation for discharge, the nurse is reviewing information related to
new dietary guidelines with the client. This is an example of which step in
discharge planning?
providing client teaching
assessing the client's needs and identifying problems
developing goals with the client
making home healthcare referrals - ✓✓providing client teaching
