Author Question: The home health nurse receives a referral from the hospital for a client who needs a home visit. ... (Read 35 times)

ec501234 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The home health nurse receives a referral from the hospital for a client who needs a home visit. After reading the referral, what would be the first action the nurse should take?

A) Identify community services initially for the client
B) Obtain client information from the discharge planner
C) Call the client to obtain permission to visit
D) Schedule a home health aide to visit the client

Question 2

Nursing continues to recognize and participate in providing appropriate, uninterrupted care and facilitate clients' transitions between different settings and levels of care. What would be an example of this continuity of care?

A) The nurse collaborating with other members of the health care team
B) The nurse accompanying the physician on rounds
C) The nurse taking detailed notes on how each client wants to continue care
D) The nurse attending an appointment with the client in some place other than where the nurse works

Cnarkel · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
After receiving a referral, the first step is to call the physician or discharge planner to collect as much information as possible about the client. After the nurse reviews the information, he or she can call the client to obtain permission and schedule the visit. The nurse may identify community services or the need for a home health aide after she assesses the client and the home environment during the first visit with the client.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
Continuity of care is a process by which health care providers give appropriate, uninterrupted care and facilitate a client's transition between different settings and levels of care. To do this, the nurse must, along with other responsibilities, collaborate with other members of the health care team in meeting all the needs of each client. The other answers are incorrect because they are not examples of the idea of the continuity of care.