Exam 16: Patient Care Settings

The LPN/LVN is planning to work at a long-term care facility. Which skills should the nurse plan to perform? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is planning to make home-care visits throughout the day. What tasks should the nurse perform before beginning these visits? (Select all that apply.)

While traveling to a patient's home for a visit, the home-care nurse becomes lost in an unfamiliar part of town and sees a group of teenagers hanging around a boarded-up building. Which action should the nurse take?

The nurse is preparing to make a telehealth visit to a patient with a foot wound. Which types of technology will the nurse use to complete this visit? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is preparing a home health bag to bring to a patient's home visit. Which supplies should the nurse carry? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is visiting the home of an 80-year-old patient who has hypertension and diabetes. In addition to obtaining vital signs and blood glucose levels, what other actions would be appropriate for the nurse to do? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse completes the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) form upon a patient's admission to a home health care program. For which reasons does the nurse complete this form? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is working with a social worker to determine proper care for a group of patients. Which patient would be best suited for a private duty nurse?

The nurse is making home visits for a group of patients. Which patient should the nurse visit first?

During a home visit, the nurse documents arrival and departure time, patient vital signs, data collected for the patient, and a narrative note of the patient's response to medications and understanding of care being given. Which action does the nurse need to take prior to submitting this documentation?

Prior to leaving a patient's home after a visit, the nurse makes a note in the patient's home-care folder. Why did the nurse write a note to be kept in the patient's home?

During a home visit, the patient asks if his spouse could take one of the patient's prescribed pain pills for a severe headache. How should the nurse respond to this request?

During a home visit, the nurse notes that an older patient is sitting in a poorly lit room listening to the radio. When the nurse turns on a light before starting to evaluate the patient and change a dressing on a wound, the patient says, "Oh, you don't need that light. I try to keep the lights off. Electricity is too expensive." Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

The nurse is making a home care visit and notes the patient who is usually talkative and alert has become lethargic and has low blood pressure. Which action should the nurse take first?

The nurse is making a third home health visit. Which observations indicate that the patient and family have understood safety instructions and recommendations made by the nurse on an earlier visit? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is making a first home-care visit to a patient recently discharged after hip replacement surgery. Which home observations should the nurse document as safety concerns? (Select all that apply.)

During a home health visit, the nurse learns that the family member who is the primary caregiver of the patient is exhausted and tense. Which nursing diagnosis should the nurse recommend for the patient's plan of care?

After entering a patient's home for a visit, the nurse notes that the living room floor is littered with trash, and pet hair is on furniture and table stands. What should the nurse do to maintain a clean home-care bag? (Select all that apply.)