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? 1. Negligence at the population level. 2. Breach of contract at the population level. 3. Abandonment at the individual level. 4. Variance of care at […]
The nurse is deciding tasks to delegate to other caregivers. What should the nurse use to help making these delegation decisions? 1. Age. 2. Education. 3. Ability for self-care. 4. Ability to pay for services. ESSAYBID ANSWER Answer: 3 Explanation: 3. The nurse manager is guided by the following decisions when making delegation decisions: […]
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? 1. It is generic. 2. It is static. 3. It is time-limited. 4. It is outcomes-based. ESSAYBID ANSWER Answer: 4 Explanation: 4. A case […]
A client being case managed has become unstable. What should the nurse case manager do? 1. Delegate the care to assistive personnel. 2. Refuse to continue care. 3. Retain care of the client. 4. Make an automatic referral. ESSAYBID ANSWER Answer: 3 Explanation: 3. Care of unstable clients should not be delegated to unlicensed […]
The nurse is making a referral for the client. What should be the nurse’s first consideration for this referral? 1. Factors that might prevent the client from following through with the referral. 2. Client’s eligibility for the service. 3. Cost of the referral services. 4. Acceptability of the referral to the client. ESSAYBID ANSWER […]
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? 1. Clinical expert. 2. Consultant. 3. Coordinator of care. 4. Change agent. ESSAYBID ANSWER Answer: 3 Explanation: 3. The coordinator of care arranges seamless care […]
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? 1. Assessing. 2. Screening. 3. Delegation. 4. Benchmarking. ESSAYBID ANSWER Answer: 4 Explanation: 4. A benchmark is a standard of performance against which the performance of a given system […]
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? 1. Linked. 2. Intensive. 3. Supportive. 4. Disease-specific. ESSAYBID ANSWER Answer: 4 Explanation: 4. Disease-specific case management is often provided by a […]
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? 1. Incorporating client advocacy. 2. Promoting optimal client safety. 3. Navigating the health care system. 4. Linking with community resources. ESSAYBID […]
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? 1. Tier one-self-care support. 2. Tier two-high-risk disease management. 3. Tier three-complex needs to be addressed. 4. Tier four-rehabilitation and ancillary […]
