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1. The shift in health care delivery from acute care to community-based care is primarily the result of:
a. belief in health promotion as part of the c. earlier discharge from hospital.
health care system. d. all three of these conditions.
b. increased numbers of hospital bed closures.
2. Choose an alternative health care delivery system that has dramatically reduced patient-care days in acute
care settings.
a. Health Maintenance Organizations c. Preferred Provider Organizations
b. Managed Health Care Systems d. Each of the three is equally significant.
3. The most frequent users of home health services are:
a. children with chronic, debilitating disorders. c. the frail and elderly who need skilled care.
b. newborns who are sent home with apnea d. young adults on prolonged intravenous therapy.
monitors.
4. Discharge planning from the hospital to home care begins when the:
a. discharge order is written. c. physician notifies the insurance company.
b. nurse receives the physician’s order for d. patient is admitted to the hospital.
discharge.
5. Nurses working in elementary schools are educated to deal with the leading health care problem of:
a. dental disease c. infections.
b. emotional problems. d. injuries.
6. Nurses working in high schools expect to deal with the common health care problem of:
a. anorexia. c. alcohol and drug abuse.
b. cancer. d. malnutrition.
Fill-In. Read each statement carefully. Write your response in the space provided.
1. List specific skills a nurse will need to function in community-based care.
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2. Distinguish between the terms “community-based nursing” and “public health nursing.”
3. List several examples of “skilled” nursing services provided by home care nurses.
4. The first step in preparing for a home visit is for the nurse to:
Recognizing Contradictions
Rewrite each statement correctly. Underline the key concepts.
1. Community health nursing focuses on promoting and maintaining the health of individuals and groups.
2. Tertiary prevention is a level of community nursing practice that focuses on the early detection of disease.
3. The primary purpose of the initial home care visit is to give the patient and his or her family information
about care and treatments.
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