On what do home health services focus? 1. Intravenous therapy 2. Indi

QUESTION

On what do home health services focus?

1. Intravenous therapy
2. Individualized, episodic care with curative, short-term outcomes
3. Prevention of disease processes
4. Reimbursement issues first

ANSWER:

Correct Answer: 2

Many home health nurses are generalists in nursing and can perform many types of nursing interventions in the home environment. Home health services focus specifically on individualized, episodic care with curative, short-term outcomes. Intravenous therapy may be included in home health services but is not an inclusive description of home health services. Prevention of disease process is a goal of community health nurses. Home health nurses document care provided to aid in reimbursement, but do not place this as their priority focus when providing patient care.