Answer to Question 1
ANS: B
Health promotion and education are traditionally the primary objectives of home care, yet at present most patients receive home care because they need nursing care. Screening is preventive care. The home health nurse focuses on patient and family independence. Counseling is through psychiatric care.
Answer to Question 2
ANS: A
The quality improvement process begins at the staff level, where problems are defined by the staff. It is not identified by administration, the hospital director, or health care providers.
When working with the patient with impaired hearing, the interpreter needs to direct questions to th
To check pupillary reflexes the nurse first holds the penlight
A hearing-impaired patient using an interpreter.
Algorithm for assessing a patient at risk for self-directed violence.
Hypothetical Exchanges of Information within the Brain of a Patient with Visual Agnosia