The population health care is planning to make a visit to the home of

The population health care is planning to make a visit to the home of a new community member who is recovering from major surgery. What observations should the nurse identify as advantages to making this home visit? (Select all that apply.)

1. Client’s home is neat, clean, and cheerful.
2. Client and spouse sit together in the living room.
3. Client ambulates safely with the use of a walker.
4. Client requests no further visits because the neighbors will know.
5. Client states that no care is needed because insurance won’t cover it.

ESSAYBID ANSWER

Answer: 1, 2, 3
Explanation: 1. Advantages of home visits include obtaining a complete picture of the client situation, identification of environmental influences on health, the ability to view relationships among family members and with the larger community, opportunity to see actual performance of activities of daily living, and better evaluation of intervention effects. The client requesting no further visits because of the neighbors and the concern about payment for services are disadvantages to making home visits.
2. Advantages of home visits include obtaining a complete picture of the client situation, identification of environmental influences on health, the ability to view relationships among family members and with the larger community, opportunity to see actual performance of activities of daily living, and better evaluation of intervention effects. The client requesting no further visits because of the neighbors and the concern about payment for services are disadvantages to making home visits.
3. Advantages of home visits include obtaining a complete picture of the client situation, identification of environmental influences on health, the ability to view relationships among family members and with the larger community, opportunity to see actual performance of activities of daily living, and better evaluation of intervention effects. The client requesting no further visits because of the neighbors and the concern about payment for services are disadvantages to making home visits.