Exam 12: Case Management

The population nurse case manager is preparing a case management plan for a client. What should the nurse remember about this type of plan when creating it for the client?

The population health nurse is evaluating outcomes for a group of clients based upon the best possible achievable outcome. Which action is the nurse completing?

The population health nurse case manager addresses the client's holistic needs when managing the care of the client. What actions should the nurse expect to perform when adhering to this case management principle? (Select all that apply.)

A client being case managed has become unstable. What should the nurse case manager do?

The nurse is deciding tasks to delegate to other caregivers. What should the nurse use to help making these delegation decisions?

The population health nurse is reviewing the goals for managing the care of a client. Which goal should the nurse identify as being client-centered?

The nurse is making a referral for the client. What should be the nurse's first consideration for this referral?

The population health nurse case manager is assisting a client identify the closest facility to have a required diagnostic test completed. Which principle of case management is the nurse performing with the client?

The case manager arranges for the transfer of the client's records from the primary care provider to the home health agency. In which role is the case manager functioning?

A client who has asthma is being assisted by the case manager to achieve control of the disease. Which type of care is the case manager providing to the client?

The local health department has been criticized for not providing effective communicable disease control programs. What ethical problem should the population health nurse identify that the health department is committing?

The diabetes nurse education is telephoning clients to assess current Hgb A1c rates and the results of their last ophthalmologic examinations. Which case management model is the nurse using to provide care?

The population nurse is reviewing goals with a newly hired case manager. Which goal should the nurse identify as being system-centered?

The population health nurse case manager is determining a client's need for case management. Which indicators should the nurse identify as being social? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is managing the care of a client with end-stage renal failure, anemia, and chronic pain from osteoarthritis. Within the case management system, which tier should be used to guide this client's care?