A home health nurse is conducting an assessment of a patient who may qualify for Medicare. Consequently, the nurse is utilizing the Outcome and Assessment Instrument Set (OASIS). When performing an assessment using this instrument, the nurse should assess which of the following domains of the patients current status?

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The Omaha System of care documentation has been required for over a decade to assure that outcomebased care is provided for all care reimbursed by Medicare. This system uses six major domains: sociodemographic, environment, support system, health status, functional status, and behavioral status and addresses selected health service utilization. It does not explicitly assess spirituality, psychiatric
status, or compliance with care.

A Home Health Nurse Is Conducting an Assessment of a Patient