4.What resources might be helpful for the nurse
working with this family?
Legal counsel, information on communicating with
patients with mental retardation, other healthcare
professionals who have worked with JeffCHAPTER 10
PRACTICING FOR NCLEX
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1.d 2.c 3.a 4.b
ALTERNATE-FORMAT QUESTIONS
Multiple Response Questions
1.a, d, e, f
2.d, e, f
3.b, d, e
4.a, b, f
5.b, c, d, fDEVELOPING YOUR KNOWLEDGE BASE
FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS
1.Home healthcare
2.1965 Social Security Act3.Advocacy
4.Home healthcare nurse
5.Older women
MATCHING EXERCISES
1.a 2.c 3.c 4.b 5.b
6.a
CORRECT THE FALSE STATEMENTS
1.False—hospital-based care to community-based
care
2.True
3.False—chronic and acute
4.False—care must be adapted to patient’s schedule
5.False—Mary Brewster
6.True
7.False—generalists
8.False—are responsible
9.True
10.True
11.False—short term
12.True
13.True
SHORT ANSWER
1.See table below.Copyright © 2011 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Study Guide for Fundamentals of Nursing:338 ANSWER KEY
Date Home Healthcare Provider/Location Type of Care
1893 Henry Street Settlement House, Visiting nurses cared for poor residents
New York City living in tenements.Prior to WWII Physician Often made home care visits to treat
During and Post WWII Nurses the sick.
There was a shift in practice from the
home to the hospital and office setting.
Nurses provided most home care visits.Mid 1960s 1965 Social Security Act Home care services expanded to include
the older population. The Social Security
Act provided program coverage for older
adults participating in Medicare.Post 1980 Home care specialists Many home care nurses have specialized in
advanced practice skills to meet the
growing demands of acutely ill patients
cared for at home.2000s Nurses and families More complex services provided at home.
Increasing numbers of surgical procedures
performed on outpatient basis; families
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