Chapter 12

The nurse is assigned to care for an older adult client who had a stroke and will be discharged soon from the acute care facility. Which actions by the nurse will help meet the client's outcomes for discharge? Select all that apply.

Assesses the needs of the client and family throughout the hospitalization Collaborates with the health care team to obtain referrals the client will need Teaches the client and family about medications and treatments Supports the caregivers as they adjust to the discharge

The home care nurse asks the client and family about their socioeconomic status, culture, and beliefs. This occurs during which phase of care?

Assessment

A nurse is covering all aspects of admission procedures for a client who is receiving home health services. The nurse explains what procedures will be covered during the nurse's visits. Which aspect of the admission process does this represent?

Clearly defining the purpose and expectations of the admission

One significant change in the health care delivery system in recent years is earlier hospital discharges. What is one result of earlier hospital discharges?

Clients with high home care needs are being discharged into the community.

A single parent age 17 years, with one child and pregnant with a second, has the mental age of a 12-year-old. The home care nurse's greatest concern in caring for this client should be the client's ability to do which?

Cognitively understand how to care for the children

A successful discharge includes effective planning. Identifying and meeting client needs beyond the acute care facility reduce readmissions. Which nursing role is of great importance to this success?

Coordinator

In anticipation of discharge, a nurse is teaching the daughter of an older adult client how to change the dressing on the client's venous ulcer. Which teaching strategy is most likely to be effective?

Demonstrate and explain the procedure and then have the daughter perform it.

The nurse is assigned to care for a middle-aged client who is agitated and wants to go home. The client states that the client does not have time to waste in the hospital, and no one is doing anything anyway. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate if the client insists on leaving the hospital against medical advice (AMA)?

Have the client sign the AMA form.

A client living alone has degenerative joint disease, hypertension, and neuropathy. It is difficult for the client to bathe, and the client's blood pressure is unstable. Which type of care would this client benefit from most?

Home care

It is important for home health care nurses to remember which point?

The nurse is the guest in the client's home.

When a multidisciplinary team is involved in meeting the home care needs of a client, who is the person responsible for the coordination of the care provided?

The registered nurse

An 82-year-old client is being discharged from the hospital following a bowel resection. The client lives alone and the client's family is out of town. Which factor will have the greatest effect on the client's home care management?

Support SYstem

A nurse manager at a home health care agency is reviewing the medical record of a client who is receiving Medicare-based home health services. To ensure reimbursement for services, the nurse manager should consider whether which criteria have been met? Select all that apply.

The client is under the care of a physician. The client's condition is expected to improve in a reasonable time period. The client requires intermittent skilled services.

One of the fastest growing venues of practice for the nurse is home health care. What is the basis for the growth in this health care setting?

The discharge home of clients who are more critically ill

A nurse is preparing for handoff communication for a client who is being discharged from the hospital to home health care. Which example is not an action performed during this process?

The nurse prepares the new room for the client.

Public health nursing is the branch of nursing that:

provides health care for the community.

A home health nurse uses different professional skills to achieve a successful care plan for clients in their home setting. Which skill is of most importance to the nurse?

Nurse-client rapport

Which measure should a home health care nurse integrate into routine practice to minimize the potential for lawsuits?

Perform thorough, accurate, and timely documentation.

When doing discharge planning for an older adult client who had a stroke, what is the nursing priority?

Plan reachable goals with the client and family.

When educating clients in the community on health promotion and prevention of disease, it is important to stress:

health education can benefit individuals and groups.

The focus of community-based care is:

providing care to clients within a defined geographic area.

The nurse understands that planning for discharge actually begins at admission to the facility. The purpose of discharge planning is best described as:

providing continuity of care that is goal directed.

On admission to the hospital, each client is asked whether the client has a living will or a durable power of attorney. If not, the admitting staff person provides a sample form to the client if wanted. The purpose of this inquiry is to determine:

whether the client has a document describing wishes for care when the client is no longer able to make decisions.

A home health care nurse is explaining to an emergency room nurse how nursing care in the home setting differs from that in the hospital setting. Which statement by the home health care nurse would be most appropriate?

"The client and family are in control of the setting, not the nurse."

Which role is the home health nurse exhibiting when demonstrating how to suction the oropharynx of the client?

Educator

A client is having an increasing amount of difficulty caring for oneself in the home alone. The client states to the nurse, "I need more help. What am I going to do?" Which action would be the most appropriate for the nurse to take?

Have the social worker visit the client to discuss care options.

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 education

A 16-year-old client has been injured in an accident and is receiving home care due to fractures and multiple trauma-related injuries. The client states, "I don't know why I survived and not my best friend." It is most important for the home care nurse to encourage the client to:

communicate these feelings to family and friends.

When initiating home health care services, during which phase is it appropriate for the nurse to implement the initial client assessment?

entry phase

Prior to the discharge of a client who is recovering from a stroke from an acute care facility, the nursing case manager has the nursing staff, client, client's family, physical therapist, and home health nurse meet. The most likely purpose of this meeting is to:

prepare the client for home care.

When preparing to transfer an older adult client back to the long-term care facility where the client has been for several years, it is the primary responsibility of the nurse to:

provide for the coordination and continuity of care by the health care providers.

A nurse is caring for a 17-year-old pregnant teenager who needs to obtain assistance with essential baby items such as a crib. The client mentions not having any income from a job. The nurse should encourage the client to go to a:

social welfare office.