The community has a large number of immigrants. The nurse organizes a home visiting program to this community area to address family health concerns and provide health information. This is considered: 1. Care of the sick. 2. Case finding and referral. 3. Health promotion and illness prevention. 4. Health protection. ESSAYBID ANSWER Answer: 3 […]
The nurse is assessing a family dealing with the stress of unemployment and the stress of a child with chronic asthma. The assessment reveals that the family is attending to only those aspects of the situation that do not cause distress or pain. The nurse is assessing a family dealing with the stress of unemployment […]
After several home visits, the nurse and the client have agreed to improve the client’s overall nutritional status. In order to achieve this outcome, the nurse should: 1. Assess the client’s food preferences and methods of food preparation. 2. Plan menus for the client to prepare. 3. Accompany the client when food shopping. 4. Refer […]
The nurse assesses the father’s role within the family to be primarily formal. What did the family explain as being his major functions within the family? (Select all that apply.) 1. Comforter. 2. Chauffeur. 3. Financial manager. 4. Caregiver. 5. Confidant. ESSAYBID ANSWER Answer: 2, 3 Explanation: 2. Formal roles are expected sets of […]
The population nurse is conducting a home visit. Which action should the nurse take during this visit? 1. Continue to validate the accuracy of the assessment and resulting diagnosis. 2. Focus on the plan of care as it is written. 3. Concentrate on the already-identified needs. 4. Plan to write an evaluation. ESSAYBID ANSWER […]
The nurse suspects that a family is experiencing a developmental crisis. What is occurring within the family for the nurse to make this clinical decision? 1. Oldest daughter getting married. 2. Grandfather diagnosed with an illness. 3. Uncle recently passed away. 4. The home was damaged by a tornado a week ago. ESSAYBID ANSWER […]
A client receiving telephonic care visits with a population health nurse asks why a home visit is needed after hospitalization. What should the population health nurse explain to the client? 1. Home care is a subspecialty of population health care. 2. The home care nurse reports to the population health nurse. 3. A home visit […]
The population health nurse is advocating with local police for adequate protection for a woman and her children. Which family intervention is the nurse implementing? 1. Health promotion. 2. Illness prevention. 3. Injury prevention. 4. Problem resolution. ESSAYBID ANSWER Answer: 3 Explanation: 3. Safety education is an approach to injury prevention with families. Population […]
The population health nurse is reviewing the long- and short-term criteria for a home visit to a client. The nurse completes this evaluation because it: 1. Indicates whether reimbursement will be provided to the agency. 2. Allows for tracking utilization of supplies for home visits. 3. Determines the effectiveness and appropriateness of the interventions and […]
The nurse is making a home visit to a new client. The client is very friendly and welcomes the nurse into the home; however, the nurse sees that the client has a gun on the coffee table. The nurse hurriedly goes through the visit and leaves. The nurse is making a home visit to a […]
