Author Question: Which of the following reasons explains why new community/public health nurses are very ... (Read 89 times)

jake · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which of the following reasons explains why new community/public health nurses are very uncomfortable with home visiting, even in nice neighborhoods?

a. Home visits are a new skill to be mastered, and learning is uncomfortable.
b. Home visits reflect a situation under the client's control and in the client's environment.
c. Home visits require lots of supervision, backup, and extra resources.
d. Home visits take much more time and effort than does giving care in the hospital.

Question 2

The nurse is to visit newly referred clients for the first time after their discharge from the nursing home back to their apartment. Which of the following is the most likely feeling the clients will have regarding the nurse's visit to them?

a. Ambivalence because the nurse could be helpful but also judgmental of their situation
b. Glad because the nurse can be of immediate help
c. Fearful because the nurse is someone who has the authority to intervene in their lives
d. Angry because the nurse is essentially an intruder into their lives