Author Question: The nurse is planning a home care visit. What should the nurse keep in mind when making this visit? ... (Read 141 times)

mpobi80 · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse is planning a home care visit. What should the nurse keep in mind when making this visit?

1. The time of the visit should be mutually agreed upon with the client and nurse.
2. Take direction from the client for interventions.
3. Obtain written consent from family members to make visits.
4. Respect boundaries and maintain confidentiality.

Question 2

Upon graduation, the nurse decides to work in a setting for clients with a higher acuity. The nurse understands that these clients will be:

1. ambulatory, requiring care at home.
2. administered to in a clinic setting.
3. significantly ill and likely hospitalized.
4. cared for in a rehabilitation setting.

al · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: 4

1. Visit times are arranged between the nurse, the client, and the family.
2. Interventions are based on the physician's treatment plan.
3. The client gives written consent.
4. Patient confidentiality and respect for property are part of a home health agency's bill of rights.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 3

1. Care at home is given to clients with low acuity levels.
2. The clinic setting caters to the client with a problem of low acuity.
3. A client with a high acuity requires care in a hospital setting.
4. A client in the rehabilitation setting is recovering from illness.