« previous next »

Author Question: Jerry Adams is a new client being served by a home health care agency. Jerry has been diagnosed with ... (Read 102 times)

bobthebuilder

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 567
on: Jul 8, 2018
Jerry Adams is a new client being served by a home health care agency. Jerry has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and his family is exploring options for long-term care.
 
  Jerry's daughter wants to try to manage his care at home as long as possible but needs assistance when she is at work or when she must be away to meet other obligations. The most appropriate options for the family to explore include:
  1. Adult day care and nursing homes.
  2. Long-term home health care and respite care.
  3. Nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities.
  4. Respite care and adult day care.
  5. Skilled nursing facilities and long-term home health care.

Question 2

All of the following health care providers are licensed in most states to diagnose and treat patients except
 
  1. Doctors of osteopathy.
  2. Nurse practitioners.
  3. Pharmacists.
  4. Physical therapists.
  5. Physician's assistants.


xiaomengxian

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 311
Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: 4

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 3


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.

Did you know?

Pregnant women usually experience a heightened sense of smell beginning late in the first trimester. Some experts call this the body's way of protecting a pregnant woman from foods that are unsafe for the fetus.

Did you know?

Dogs have been used in studies to detect various cancers in human subjects. They have been trained to sniff breath samples from humans that were collected by having them breathe into special tubes. These people included 55 lung cancer patients, 31 breast cancer patients, and 83 cancer-free patients. The dogs detected 54 of the 55 lung cancer patients as having cancer, detected 28 of the 31 breast cancer patients, and gave only three false-positive results (detecting cancer in people who didn't have it).

Did you know?

The shortest mature adult human of whom there is independent evidence was Gul Mohammed in India. In 1990, he was measured in New Delhi and stood 22.5 inches tall.

Did you know?

The average person is easily confused by the terms pharmaceutics and pharmacology, thinking they are one and the same. Whereas pharmaceutics is the science of preparing and dispensing drugs (otherwise known as the science of pharmacy), pharmacology is the study of medications.

Adults in late adulthood may need to adapt to a new environment as they age and their health status Adults in late adulthood may need to adapt to a new environment as they age and their health status
Determinants of health Determinants of health
Nursing care plan - risk for infection Nursing care plan - risk for infection
A medical assistant performs a spirometry test using electronic health record software. A medical assistant performs a spirometry test using electronic health record software.
Measuring the client’s blood pressure Measuring the client’s blood pressure
Old Age and Health Old Age and Health
Video: Causes of Acne

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library