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olgavictoria · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

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:

a. deaths.
b. increased morbidity.
c. increased hospitalization.
d. acute episodes.

Question 2

A pregnant woman arrives for a visit to the physician. The nurse applies an amplified stethoscope to the abdomen and can hear the fetal heart tone. The nurse assesses that the fetus is at the fetal developmental week of:

a. 10.
b. 12.
c. 14.
d. 16.

JCABRERA33 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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

Answer to Question 2

D
During week 16, the fetal heart can be heard with an amplified stethoscope.