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yoroshambo

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The Visiting Nurse Association is a public voluntary agency that has which of the following characteristics? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. It is engaged in health teaching.
  b. It assists with referrals for patients to other community services.
  c. It frequently involves the family in the care of its own members.
  d. It provides nursing care in the home setting or to persons with acute and chronic diseases.
  e. Care includes health supervision, education, counseling, bedside care, and following physicians' orders.
  f. It is staffed primarily by LPN/LVNs and home health aides trained for specific tasks of personal bedside care.

Question 2

A nurse is asked about public health care agencies. Which of the following would help the nurse frame a comprehensive response? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Public health agencies are entirely supported by fees for services.
  b. There are two types of public health agencies: official and voluntary.
  c. Public health agencies seek to make a profit for the owners.
  d. Public health agencies focus on curing illness and disease.
  e. Public health agencies emphasize disease prevention, wellness promotion, research, and education.


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allisonblackmore

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Reply #1 on: Jul 17, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A, B, C, D, E
The Visiting Nurse Association is a public voluntary agency that has the following characteristics: It provides home nursing care for persons with acute and chronic diseases. Care includes health supervision, education, counseling, bedside care, and carrying out physicians orders. It is engaged in health teaching. It frequently involves the family in the care of its own members. It assists with referrals for patients to other community services. It is staffed primarily by nurses with the Bachelor of Science nursing (BSN) degree (not LPN/LVNs) and by home health aides trained for specific tasks of personal bedside care.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B, E
There are two types of public health care agencies: official, which are tax supported, and voluntary, which are supported primarily by voluntary contributions. Official agencies tend to focus on disease prevention and wellness promotion, whereas the focus of voluntary agencies is usually research and education.


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