A nurse met with a client before hospital discharge to make ...

[waynest]

A nurse met with a client before hospital discharge to make arrangements to visit the client at home. Why would the nurse visit the client's home when the assessment could be completed while the client is still in the hospital?
 
  a. The client may not realize all of the assistance that is needed until he or she returns home.
  b. The client needed time to consider the community resources that would be used in the future.
  c. The nurse wanted to include family and environmental conditions in the assessment.
  d. The nurse wanted to ask the client questions in a private setting.

Question 2

A home health nurse was making an initial visit to an elderly man. As the nurse began the assessment, the man's wife gave all of the information requested. Which of the following actions should the nurse take next?
 
  a. Agreeing on appropriate interventions with the family
  b. Determining appropriate nursing diagnoses
  c. Assessing the environment of the wider community
  d. Confirming the information with the client

[jackie]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D

[waynest]

Gracias!

[sultansheikh]

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