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Kthamas

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Home health nurses experience a variety of challenges in caring for their clients. Unlike the acute care setting, entry into the home is ___________.
 
  Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

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Home care nursing is a fast growing sector of the health care system. Which of the following factors have contributed to the growth of home health care? (Select all that apply.)
 
  1. The need for custodial care
  2. Third-party payers who support cost control measures
  3. The increase in the older adult population
  4. The decreasing need for acute care



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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: granted, not assumed
Rationale : The home is the family's territory, and issues in delivering care differ from those in the hospital. Entry into a client's hospital room is assumed, or the client would not be hospitalized. Entry into a client's home is an invited, trusting process which does not occur as quickly as it might in the acute care facility.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2,3
Rationale: Factors that have contributed to the growth of home care services include the increase in the older population, who are frequent recipients of home care; third-party payers who favor home care to control costs; consumers who prefer to receive care in the home rather than in an institution; and the ability of agencies and institutions to successfully deliver high-technology services in the home. A common misconception about home health nursing is that it is custodial in its scope of practice. Acute care has not decreased, but the length of stay in acute care has.





 

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