QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
The Canada Health Act (1984) sets the requirements that must be met by all
provinces and territories in order to ensure: Answer - Reasonable access to
medically necessary hospital and doctors' services anywhere in Canada
According to the Canada Health Act (1984), home care is recognized as: Answer
- An extended health service that is to insured under the Canada Health Act
Which of the following statements best reflects the definition of home health
nursing: Answer - Home Health Nursing is delivered in the client's home,
school, workplace, or other settings that require nurses to travel from place to
place to care for individuals
According to the Ontario Home Care Association (2011), the unique
contribution of home health nurses is their ability to: Answer - Combine
knowledge from primary health care, nursing science, and social science to
focus on prevention of health deterioration and health restoration.
in 2010, what percentage of registered nurses were home health nurses?
Answer - less than 5%
Which of the following is true of the features in home health nursing? Answer
- Home health nurses experience both rewards and challenges
, What is the primary area of focus for home health nurses? Answer - treatment
of diseases or conditions
The Competencies for Home Health Nursing place a strong emphasis on the
highly independent and autonomous, flexible, and adaptive nature of home
health nursing in the context of: Answer - being a guest in the home
An important role of the home health nurse is to assess the family's coping. It
continues to be an expectation that: Answer - Family and friends will provide
care to supplement the care provided by home health nurses.
Which document introduced concepts such as protected job leaves, caregiver
allowance and tax credits as provinces and territories shift to home-based
care? Answer - the Kirby Report
In 2008, how many people across Canada purchased home care privately?
Answer - 0.5 million
the diversity of home visiting interventions carried out by home health nurses
can: Answer - Favourably affect health and functional status
What proportion of home care clients have wound care needs? Answer - one
quarter to one third
Wound care can range from basic to very complex care and is related primarily
to six diagnoses. Which of the following is one of these six diagnoses? Answer
- Pilonidal sinuses