Study Guide for Fundamentals of Nursing The Art and Science of Nursing Care

50 UNIT II COMMUNITY-BASED SETTINGS FOR PATIENT CARE

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d.Healthcare coordinator

e.Patient advocate

f.Patient and family educator

2.Which of the following actions take place in

the entry phase of the home visit? (Select all

that apply.)

a.The nurse reviews the information and calls

the patient.

b.The nurse gathers more information from

the patient over the phone.

c.The nurse gathers the supplies needed for

the home visit.

d.The nurse develops rapport with the patient

and family.

e.The nurse makes assessments and determines

nursing diagnoses.

f.The nurse plans and implements nursing

care.

3.Which of the following measures should be

followed by the home healthcare nurse to

control infection when using a supply bag?

(Select all that apply.)

a.Use gloves when reaching into the bag for

supplies.

b.Clean any equipment removed from the

bag before returning it to the bag.

c.Place the bag on a clean hard surface when

it is set down in a patient’s home.

d.Wash hands before and after handling

equipment in the bag.

e.Wear gloves when handling blood, body

fluids, and contaminated items.

f.Use strict surgical asepsis when transferring

items to and from the bag.

4.Which of the following home healthcare

services would be performed by a skilled

professional or paraprofessional? (Select all

that apply.)

a.Personal care

b.Physical therapy

c.Homemaking and housekeeping

d.Live-in services

e.Home uterine monitoring

f.Medical social work

5.Which of the following are eligibility require-

ments for Medicare-covered home healthcare?

(Select all that apply.)

a.A nurse must decide that medical care is

needed at home.

b.A doctor must make a plan of care for the

patient at home.

c.Intermittent skilled nursing care or physical,

speech, or occupational therapy must be

needed.

d.The home agency must be Medicare

certified.

e.The patient must have a life-threatening

illness.

f.The patient must be homebound.

DEVELOPING YOUR

KNOWLEDGE BASE

FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS

1. is care provided in a patient’s
   place of residence.
   2.The provided program coverage
   for home healthcare to older adults participat-
   ing in Medicare.
   3.The home health nurse who supports a patient’s
   rights is practicing patient.
   4.In the home setting, the is gen-
   erally the coordinator of all other healthcare
   providers visiting the patient.
   5.Typically the family members who provide
   home healthcare for a loved one are
   .

MATCHING EXERCISES

Match the role of the home healthcare nurse in

Part A with the appropriate example of that role

in Part B. Answers may be used more than once.

PART A

a.Patient advocate

b.Coordinator of services

c.Patient/family educator

PART B

1. The nurse convinces her patient’s
   insurance carrier that there is a need for
   continued home health services.


2. The nurse provides information on wound
   care to a patient’s family member.

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