C HAPTER 37: H OME H EALTH N URSING
Cooper: Foundation of Nursing, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. After the patient is admitted to the home health services system, a
treatment plan is drafted cooperativel y with the health care provider and
is signed. A separate, detailed care plan is always required for which
disciplines?
a. Registered nurse
b. Physical therapist
c. Home health aide
d. LPN/LVN
ANS: C
A separate, detailed care plan is always required for the home health
aide.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application | Cognitive Level: Knowledge
REF: p. 1167 OBJ: 5 TOP: Home health
KEY: Nursing Proces s Step: N/A MSC: NC LEX: N/A
2. How long is the average home health care visit by the skilled nurse?
a. 10 to 15 minutes
b. 20 to 30 minutes
c. 30 to 45 minutes
d. 45 to 60 minutes
, ANS: C
Skilled nursing visits t ypicall y take 30 to 45 minutes.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 1167 OBJ: 6
TOP: Home healt KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NC LEX: N/A
3. Complete documentation is essential and must include an accurate picture
of the t ype and quality of care given, as well as the effectiveness of the
plan of care. Which model should be followed to best provide adequate
documentation?
a. Caretaker
b. Nursing process
c. Home health care
d. Nursing efficiency
ANS: B
Documentation that follows the nursing process model provides an
accurate picture of the t ype and qualit y of care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 1168
OBJ: 8 TOP: Home health KEY: Nursing Process
Step: N/A MSC: NC LEX: N/A
, 4. When should discharge planning begin for a patient receiving home care
services?
a. A week before discharge
b. Two days before discharge
c. The day of discharge
d. On admission
ANS: D
Discharge planning for home care begins on admission.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 1168 OBJ: 8
TOP: Discharge KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NC LEX: N/A
5. When implementing qu alit y assurance–specific criteria, measurements are
developed for three criteria: structural, process, and outcome. How is this
method of assessment different from previous methods?
a. It is objective.
b. It is specific.
c. It is subjective.
d. It is generalized.
ANS: A
In the past, measurements of qualit y in an agency, the care delivered,
and the staff were all subjective. The qualit y assurance –specific
criteria measurements are objective.
Cooper: Foundation of Nursing, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. After the patient is admitted to the home health services system, a
treatment plan is drafted cooperativel y with the health care provider and
is signed. A separate, detailed care plan is always required for which
disciplines?
a. Registered nurse
b. Physical therapist
c. Home health aide
d. LPN/LVN
ANS: C
A separate, detailed care plan is always required for the home health
aide.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application | Cognitive Level: Knowledge
REF: p. 1167 OBJ: 5 TOP: Home health
KEY: Nursing Proces s Step: N/A MSC: NC LEX: N/A
2. How long is the average home health care visit by the skilled nurse?
a. 10 to 15 minutes
b. 20 to 30 minutes
c. 30 to 45 minutes
d. 45 to 60 minutes
, ANS: C
Skilled nursing visits t ypicall y take 30 to 45 minutes.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 1167 OBJ: 6
TOP: Home healt KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NC LEX: N/A
3. Complete documentation is essential and must include an accurate picture
of the t ype and quality of care given, as well as the effectiveness of the
plan of care. Which model should be followed to best provide adequate
documentation?
a. Caretaker
b. Nursing process
c. Home health care
d. Nursing efficiency
ANS: B
Documentation that follows the nursing process model provides an
accurate picture of the t ype and qualit y of care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 1168
OBJ: 8 TOP: Home health KEY: Nursing Process
Step: N/A MSC: NC LEX: N/A
, 4. When should discharge planning begin for a patient receiving home care
services?
a. A week before discharge
b. Two days before discharge
c. The day of discharge
d. On admission
ANS: D
Discharge planning for home care begins on admission.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 1168 OBJ: 8
TOP: Discharge KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NC LEX: N/A
5. When implementing qu alit y assurance–specific criteria, measurements are
developed for three criteria: structural, process, and outcome. How is this
method of assessment different from previous methods?
a. It is objective.
b. It is specific.
c. It is subjective.
d. It is generalized.
ANS: A
In the past, measurements of qualit y in an agency, the care delivered,
and the staff were all subjective. The qualit y assurance –specific
criteria measurements are objective.
