Question 1

The licensed nurse can delegate which task(s)to the home health assistive personnel?

Accepted Answer

Home health assistive personnel cannot assess,teach,or administer injections.

Question 2

The nurse recognizes that the fastest-growing group in the U.S.population is:

Accepted Answer

The age group older than 85 is the fastest-growing group in the United States today.

Question 3

Nurses who work in home care offering enteral,parenteral,intravenous,and blood transfusion services can prevent:

Accepted Answer

Home care services can prevent hospitalization by offering enteral,parenteral,intravenous,and blood transfusion therapies.

Question 4

The nurse should provide the patient and family with accurate health information concerning diagnoses and progress.This will help the family understand and be effective:

Accepted Answer

Providing accurate information about the diagnosis and progress helps the family to be effective caregivers.

Question 5

Because many illnesses are now controlled rather than cured,the number of people with chronic,debilitating illnesses has increased.Home care nurses provide needed assessment and evaluations of these illnesses to prevent:

Accepted Answer

Home care provides assessment and evaluation of chronic illnesses to prevent acute episodes.

Question 6

The nurse describes a new technological service to the patient that will monitor several assessments remotely.This new intervention is known as ___________ home visits.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The nurse describes a new technological service...

Question 7

Medicare is a federal program that has federal requirements concerning organization,staffing,training,types of services covered,and agency evaluation.Regulations mandate eligibility requirements,one of which is that beneficiaries of service must be:

Accepted Answer

Beneficiaries of service must be at least 65 years of age.

Question 8

When the decision is made with the family to place the patient on hospice care,the home health nurse explains that the reimbursement changes from "fee per visit" to "fee per _________."

Accepted Answer

The answer of When the decision is made with the...

Question 9

During a time of acute illness,the family may become extremely distressed and neglect the needs of other family members.It seems as if the family focuses only on the:

Accepted Answer

During times of acute illness,the family may become extremely distressed and focus only on the patient.The nurse can refer family members to an appropriate resource.

Question 10

The increase in home health providers supporting healthy living and illness prevention and a movement toward deinstitutionalization of technology-dependent children and adults are the result of Medicare and third-party payers changing:

Accepted Answer

The increase in home health providers supporting healthy living and illness prevention and the movement toward deinstitutionalization of technology-dependent children and adults resulted from Medicare and third-party payers changing reimbursement criteria.

Question 11

The home health nurse plans interventions to meet which general service goal(s)? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

The general service goals are restoration,improvement,maintenance,and promotion of health.

Question 12

When the nurse is planning interventions for the patient,it is important to work with the family and patient so that they can all agree on setting:

Accepted Answer

The nurse should work with the patient and the family when setting goals.

Question 13

A nurse who arranges for a combination of home care,therapies,counseling,supplies,and equipment for a patient is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A case manager will arrange for a mix of home care,therapy services,counseling,supplies,and equipment.

Question 14

The nurse can best confirm that the patient understands the communication by obtaining ____________ from the patient.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The nurse can best confirm that the...

Question 15

Medicaid pays for home care services for people who have low incomes.Some states require Medicare enrollment to be eligible for Medicaid.This program is administered by the:

Accepted Answer

Medicaid is administered by the state.

Quiz 37: Home Health Nursing

The licensed nurse can delegate which task(s) to the home health assistive personnel?