A 75-year-old client expresses concern over not being eligible ...

[KWilfred]

A 75-year-old client expresses concern over not being eligible for home health visits. The nurse explains to the client that the elderly are entitled to home care under which legislation?
 
  1. Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)
  2. Omnibus Reconciliation Act
  3. Medicare Act
  4. Affordable Care Act

Question 2

A nurse is planning to recommend a community clinic to a client. The nurse will need to consider the:
 
  1. ethnicity of the client.
  2. socioeconomic status of the client.
  3. availability of transportation.
  4. gender of the client.

[choc0chan]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: 3

1. DRGs does not legislate home care.
2. The Omnibus Reconciliation Act does not impact home care.
3. Medicare legislation entitles the elderly to home care services. DRGs and Medicaid have affected home health services but came into effect after Medicare.
4. The Affordable Care Act does not legislate home care.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 3

1. The client's ethnicity will not affect the client's use of the clinic.
2. The client's socioeconomic status will not affect the client's use of the clinic.
3. The nurse will need to determine whether the client has access to the community clinic.
4. The client's gender will not affect the client's use of the clinic.

[KWilfred]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[kswal303]

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