Question 1

A nurse is completing an OASIS assessment on a patient. What data would be most important for the nurse to assess?

Accepted Answer

A)  Presence of grocery stores nearby 
B)  Safety concerns within the home 
C)  Number and kind of pets 
D)  Proximity to a health care facility 
A)  Presence of grocery stores nearby 
B)  Safety concerns within the home 
C)  Number and kind of pets 
D)  Proximity to a health care facility

Question 2

A home health care nurse is working with the family of a patient who has Alzheimer disease and requires 24-hour care. What assessment by the nurse indicates the family is meeting an important goal for caregiver role stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  Family eats dinner together every night. 
B)  Family uses respite care one night a week. 
C)  Family investigates research trials for patient. 
D)  Family verbalizes exhaustion from caregiving. 
A)  Family eats dinner together every night. 
B)  Family uses respite care one night a week. 
C)  Family investigates research trials for patient. 
D)  Family verbalizes exhaustion from caregiving.

Question 3

A nurse is orienting to a new job in a home health care agency and is told that most of her patients need tertiary prevention. What activity does the nurse plan to include in the daily routine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Household safety checks 
B)  Well-baby checkups 
C)  Antibiotic administration 
D)  Monthly blood pressure assessments 
A)  Household safety checks 
B)  Well-baby checkups 
C)  Antibiotic administration 
D)  Monthly blood pressure assessments

Question 4

A nurse has referred a patient to a community agency. When talking to the patient later, he states that he did not find the agency helpful. What action by the nurse is best?

Accepted Answer

A)  Determine what the patient would find helpful. 
B)  Review the agency's mission and scope. 
C)  Make another appointment with the agency. 
D)  Warn the patient that nonadherence affects payment. 
A)  Determine what the patient would find helpful. 
B)  Review the agency's mission and scope. 
C)  Make another appointment with the agency. 
D)  Warn the patient that nonadherence affects payment.

Question 5

The community health nurse knows that which are standards of professional performance for home care nurses according to the ANA?

Accepted Answer

A)  Collegiality 
B)  Performance appraisal 
C)  Ethical behavior 
D)  Outcome identification 
E)  Resource utilization 
A)  Collegiality 
B)  Performance appraisal 
C)  Ethical behavior 
D)  Outcome identification 
E)  Resource utilization

Exam 23: Public Health, Community-Based, and Home Health Care

A nurse is completing an OASIS assessment on a patient. What data would be most important for the nurse to assess?

A home health care nurse is working with the family of a patient who has Alzheimer disease and requires 24-hour care. What assessment by the nurse indicates the family is meeting an important goal for caregiver role stress?

A nurse is orienting to a new job in a home health care agency and is told that most of her patients need tertiary prevention. What activity does the nurse plan to include in the daily routine?

A nurse has referred a patient to a community agency. When talking to the patient later, he states that he did not find the agency helpful. What action by the nurse is best?

The community health nurse knows that which are standards of professional performance for home care nurses according to the ANA?

Nursing, Theory, and Professional Practice

Values, Beliefs, and Caring

Communication

Critical Thinking in Nursing

Introduction to the Nursing Process

Assessment

Nursing Diagnosis

Planning

Implementation and Evaluation

Documentation, Electronic Health Records, and Reporting

Ethical and Legal Considerations

Leadership and Management

Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research

Health Literacy and Patient Education

Nursing Informatics

Health and Wellness

Human Development: Conception Through Adolescence

Human Development: Young Adult Through Older Adult

Vital Signs

Health History and Physical Assessment

Ethnicity and Cultural Assessment

Spiritual Health

Human Sexuality

Safety

Asepsis and Infection Control

Hygiene and Personal Care

Activity, Immobility, and Safe Movement

Skin Integrity and Wound Care

Nutrition

Cognitive and Sensory Alterations

Stress and Coping

Sleep

Diagnostic Testing

Medication Administration

Pain Management

Perioperative Nursing Care

Oxygenation and Tissue Perfusion

Fluid, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Balance

Bowel Elimination

Urinary Elimination

Death and Loss

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