Author Question: On what do home health services focus? 1. Intravenous therapy 2. Individualized, episodic care ... (Read 47 times)

RYAN BANYAN · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

On what do home health services focus?

1. Intravenous therapy
2. Individualized, episodic care with curative, short-term outcomes
3. Prevention of disease processes
4. Reimbursement issues first

Question 2

What would be the greatest difference in care delivery when comparing the hospital-based nurse to the community and public health nurse?

1. The hospital-based nurse does not have to follow as many policies as the community and public health nurses.
2. The community and public health nurses have a higher degree of autonomy and independence than the hospital-based nurse.
3. All three groups of nurses perform their jobs identically.
4. The community and public health nurses do not have to document care as much as the hospital-based nurse.

duke02 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 2

Many home health nurses are generalists in nursing and can perform many types of nursing interventions in the home environment. Home health services focus specifically on individualized, episodic care with curative, short-term outcomes. Intravenous therapy may be included in home health services but is not an inclusive description of home health services. Prevention of disease process is a goal of community health nurses. Home health nurses document care provided to aid in reimbursement, but do not place this as their priority focus when providing patient care.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2

In home, community, and public health nursing, the nurse has a higher degree of autonomy and independence than in hospital-based nursing, as nurses work with patients/clients and groups who have greater control of their own healthcare decision making. The community, public health, and hospital-based nurses each have to document care and follow policies; all three groups of nurses do not perform their jobs identically.