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The nurse helps clients to understand the roles and functions of community health organizations and provides information to appropriate organizations regarding the nature of assistance required by the community.
 
  What are direct care services offered by the Visiting Nurses Association?
  1 . Skilled nursing
  2 . Physical therapy
  3 . Hospice services
  4 . Biomedical services
  A) 1, 2, 3
  B) 1, 2, 4
  C) 1, 3, 4
  D) 2, 3, 4

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A nurse is caring for an elderly client with a respiratory disorder. The nurse assesses which in the client as a result of aging?
 
  A) Hypothermia as a response to illness
  B) Intermittent fevers
  C) A lower baseline body temperature
  D) Presence of febrile response



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Answer to Question 1

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The direct services provided by the Visiting Nurses Association include skilled nursing, physical therapy and hospice services. The American Red Cross provides biomedical services.

Answer to Question 2

C
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When caring for an elderly client, the nurse should assess for a lower baseline body temperature. Older adults usually have a baseline body temperature lower than 98.6 F, which makes it difficult to ascertain if frequent hypothermia is a response to an illness. Because of this lower baseline body temperature, older adults do not always have a febrile response to infection, which is why assessing for the presence of a febrile response is not an appropriate intervention. The immune system of the older adult acts with a slower muted inflammatory process, which makes them susceptible to infections, but not necessarily intermittent fevers.





 

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