Author Question: A nurse is a case manager for a home health care agency. The nurse often orders supplies for ... (Read 35 times)

piesebel · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A nurse is a case manager for a home health care agency. The nurse often orders supplies for patients seen by the agency. What action by the nurse is best?

a. Negotiate for cheaper prices from suppliers.
b. Investigate what each patient's insurance will cover.
c. Refer the patient to the closest supply source.
d. Use the same supplier for all patients' needs.

Question 2

A nurse has assessed a community and has found many areas in which health can be improved. As a result, the nurse has multiple ideas for programming. What action by the nurse is best?

a. Determine what the community thinks is most important
b. Use vital statistics to determine which is most important
c. See what other communities are focusing programming on
d. Choose the easiest problem to address first

jackie · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The case manager in home health care must be a well-versed financial steward and understand what each patient's insurance will cover to maximize the patient's benefit.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The nurse's priorities may be very different from the community's. For programming to be successful, there must be buy-in from members of the community. Unless programming addresses a need the community thinks is important, it is unlikely to be successful.