Question 1

What is one important thing home care nurses should do when communicating with other professionals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ask others what they want to know. 
B)  Share everything known about the family. 
C)  Restrict communication to clinically relevant information. 
D)  Recognize that confidentiality is not possible. 
A)  Ask others what they want to know. 
B)  Share everything known about the family. 
C)  Restrict communication to clinically relevant information. 
D)  Recognize that confidentiality is not possible. C

Question 2

The home health nurse outlines short- and long-term goals for a 10-year-old child with many complex health problems.Who should agree on these goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Family and nurse 
B)  Child,family,and nurse 
C)  All professionals involved 
D)  Child,family,and all professionals involved 
A)  Family and nurse 
B)  Child,family,and nurse 
C)  All professionals involved 
D)  Child,family,and all professionals involved D

Question 3

The home health nurse is looking after a child who requires complex care.The family expresses frustration over obtaining accurate information concerning their child's illness and its management.What is the best action for the nurse to take?

Accepted Answer

A)  Determine why the family is frustrated. 
B)  Refer the family to the child's primary care practitioner. 
C)  Clarify the family's request and provide the information they want. 
D)  Answer only questions that are essential to the family knowledge base. 
A)  Determine why the family is frustrated. 
B)  Refer the family to the child's primary care practitioner. 
C)  Clarify the family's request and provide the information they want. 
D)  Answer only questions that are essential to the family knowledge base. C

Question 4

Which are main responsibilities of caregivers when caring for a child who has a chronic illness? Select all that apply.Express answer in small letters followed by a comma and a space-e.g. ,a,b,c

Accepted Answer

A)  Managing the illness 
B)  Planning for time away from the child on a monthly basis 
C)  Identifying and accessing resources 
D)  Planning all of the child's care 
E)  Nurture the family unit
F) Maintaining self 
A)  Managing the illness 
B)  Planning for time away from the child on a monthly basis 
C)  Identifying and accessing resources 
D)  Planning all of the child's care 
E)  Nurture the family unit
F) Maintaining self

Question 5

Home care is being considered for a young child who is ventilator dependent.Which factor is most important in determining whether home care is appropriate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Level of parents' education 
B)  Presence of two parents in the home 
C)  Preparation and training of the family 
D)  Family's ability to assume all health care costs 
A)  Level of parents' education 
B)  Presence of two parents in the home 
C)  Preparation and training of the family 
D)  Family's ability to assume all health care costs

Question 6

The home care nurse has been visiting an adolescent with recently acquired quadriplegia.The teen's mother tells the nurse,"I'm sick of providing all the care while my husband does whatever he wants,whenever he wants to do it." What is the best initial action for the nurse to take?

Accepted Answer

A)  Refer the mother for counselling. 
B)  Listen to and reflect the mother's feelings. 
C)  Ask the father in private why he does not help. 
D)  Suggest ways the mother can get her husband to help. 
A)  Refer the mother for counselling. 
B)  Listen to and reflect the mother's feelings. 
C)  Ask the father in private why he does not help. 
D)  Suggest ways the mother can get her husband to help.

Question 7

A family wants to begin oral feeding of their 4-year-old son,who is ventilator dependent and currently tube fed.They ask the home health nurse to feed him baby food orally.The nurse recognizes a high risk of aspiration and an already compromised respiratory status.What is the most appropriate nursing action?

Accepted Answer

A)  Refuse to feed him orally because the risk is too high. 
B)  Explain the risks involved and let the family decide what should be done. 
C)  Feed him orally because the family has the right to make this decision for their child. 
D)  Acknowledge their request,explain the risks,and explore with the family the available options. 
A)  Refuse to feed him orally because the risk is too high. 
B)  Explain the risks involved and let the family decide what should be done. 
C)  Feed him orally because the family has the right to make this decision for their child. 
D)  Acknowledge their request,explain the risks,and explore with the family the available options.

Question 8

One of the supervisors for a home health agency asks the nurse to give the family a survey to evaluate the nurses and other service providers.Which does the nurse recognize about this request?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inappropriate,unless nurses are able to evaluate family 
B)  Appropriate to improve the quality of care 
C)  Inappropriate,unless nurses and other providers agree to participate 
D)  Inappropriate,because the family lacks the knowledge necessary to evaluate professionals 
A)  Inappropriate,unless nurses are able to evaluate family 
B)  Appropriate to improve the quality of care 
C)  Inappropriate,unless nurses and other providers agree to participate 
D)  Inappropriate,because the family lacks the knowledge necessary to evaluate professionals

Exam 42: Family-Centred Home Care

What is one important thing home care nurses should do when communicating with other professionals?

The home health nurse outlines short- and long-term goals for a 10-year-old child with many complex health problems.Who should agree on these goals?

The home health nurse is looking after a child who requires complex care.The family expresses frustration over obtaining accurate information concerning their child's illness and its management.What is the best action for the nurse to take?

Which are main responsibilities of caregivers when caring for a child who has a chronic illness? Select all that apply.Express answer in small letters followed by a comma and a space-e.g. ,a,b,c

Home care is being considered for a young child who is ventilator dependent.Which factor is most important in determining whether home care is appropriate?

The home care nurse has been visiting an adolescent with recently acquired quadriplegia.The teen's mother tells the nurse,"I'm sick of providing all the care while my husband does whatever he wants,whenever he wants to do it." What is the best initial action for the nurse to take?

One of the supervisors for a home health agency asks the nurse to give the family a survey to evaluate the nurses and other service providers.Which does the nurse recognize about this request?

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