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ereecah · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

When communicating with other professionals, it is important for home care nurses to:

a. ask others what they want to know.
b. share everything known about the family.
c. restrict communication to clinically relevant information.
d. recognize that confidentiality is not possible.

Question 2

Home care is being considered for a young child who is ventilator-dependent. Which factor is most important in deciding whether home care is appropriate?

a. Level of parents' education
b. Presence of two parents in the home
c. Preparation and training of family
d. Family's ability to assume all health care costs

kswal303 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The nurse will need to share, through both oral and written communication, clinically relevant information with other involved health professionals. Asking others what they want to know and sharing everything known about the family is inappropriate. Patients have a right to confidentiality. The nurse is not permitted to share information about clients, except clinically relevant information that pertains to the child's care. Confidentiality permits the disclosure of information to other health professionals on a need-to-know basis.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
One of the essential elements is the family's training and preparation. The family must be able to demonstrate all aspects of care for the child. In many areas, it cannot be guaranteed that nursing care will be available on a continual basis, and the family will have to care for the child. The amount of formal education reached by the parents is not the important issue. The determinant is the family's ability to care adequately for the child in the home. At least two family members should learn and demonstrate all aspects of the child's care in the hospital, but it does not have to be two parents. Few families can assume all health care costs. Creative financial planning, including negotiating arrangements with the insurance company and/or public programs, may be required.