Author Question: A client who is being discharged from the hospital will need follow-up for wound care. The client's ... (Read 58 times)

ghost! · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A client who is being discharged from the hospital will need follow-up for wound care. The client's spouse is not capable of providing bed baths for the client.

The nurse case manager who is planning care for this client should contact which agency? 1. Long-term-care facility
2. Public health department
3. Temporary service agency
4. Home health agency

Question 2

Which statement describes functional nursing?

1. One nurse has responsibility for all the needs for three clients.
2. One nurse has responsibility for all the medications on the unit.
3. One nurse and one nursing assistant have responsibility for ten clients.
4. One charge nurse and one respiratory therapist have responsibility for all clients.

strudel15 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: Long-term-care facilities are used for rehabilitation and care needed for extended periods. There is no evidence that this client will be unable to care for self after recovery.
Rationale 2: The public health department's focus is usually community health, not individual primary care.
Rationale 3: Temporary service agencies are used to provide health care organizations with professional and nonprofessional personnel when the latter are short staffed.
Rationale 4: With shorter hospital stays, home health agencies are frequently used to provide clients with intermittent or temporary follow-up care such as wound care and bathing.
Global Rationale:

Answer to Question 2

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Explanation: 1. Functional nursing breaks down client care into tasks assigned to the appropriate professional
or skilled caregivers. Team or modular nursing uses a variety of skilled caregivers to provide
care to an assigned group of clients. Total patient care is given by one nurse assigned to a few
clients.