Author Question: Which of the following is true for a patient to receive home hospice care? a. A primary caregiver ... (Read 93 times)

renzo156 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

Which of the following is true for a patient to receive home hospice care?

a. A primary caregiver must be living in the home.
b. Caregiver support is available 9 AM to 5 PM daily.
c. If the patient goes to the hospital, all prehospital orders are canceled.
d. In the hospital, the home hospice care person must provide personal care.

Question 2

The nurse is assessing a 76-year-old man in a nursing home with a diagnosis of UTI. The nurse notes that the patient is complaining of right flank pain. To assess for tenderness, the nurse should gently do which of the following?

a. Auscultate the costovertebral angle.
b. Palpate the tenth intercostal space.
c. Percuss the costovertebral angle.
d. Palpate the area above the ischial spine.

braelync · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
For a patient to receive home hospice care, a primary caregiver must be living in the home. The primary caregiver receives support from professional and volunteer hospice team members who are available 24 hours a day. If a patient receiving home hospice care goes to the hospital for the management of acute symptoms, a hospice nurse coordinates care between the home and hospital settings.

Answer to Question 2

C
If the kidneys become infected or inflamed, flank pain typically develops. You assess for tenderness early in the disease by gently percussing the costovertebral angle (the angle formed by the spine and twelfth rib). Inflammation of the kidney results in pain on percussion.