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Which of the following clients is the A
most appropriate candidate for
receiving outpatient care? Outpatient services are appropriate for clients who
are medically stable but who require diagnostic
A) A client whose complaints of testing, such as a colonoscopy. Clients in active labor
irregular bowel movements have and clients who are actively septic or suicidal require
necessitated a colonoscopy close monitoring and frequent interventions, which
B) A woman who has previously borne can only be safely provided on an inpatient basis.
two children and is entering the
second stage of labor
C) A man who is receiving treatment
for sepsis after his blood cultures
came back positive
D) A client with a history of depression
who is currently expressing suicidal
ideation
,After many years of advanced A
practice nursing, a nurse has recently
enrolled in a nurse practitioner Many rural health centers employ few health care
program. This nurse has been providers, and primary care is often provided by a
attracted to the program by the nurse practitioner (NP). A nurse practitioner may
potential to provide primary care for provide care in a long-term care facility or hospital,
clients after graduation, an but in these settings, the NP is less likely to be the
opportunity that is most likely to exist provider of primary care to clients.
in which of the following settings?
A) A rural health center
B) A long-term care facility
C) A university hospital
D) A community hospital
Which of the following phrases best B
describes hospitals today?
Hospitals have become acute care providers for
A) Focus on chronic illnesses people who are too ill to care for themselves at
B) Focus on acute care needs home, who are severely injured, who require surgery
C) Primary care centers or complicated treatment, or who are having babies.
D) Voluntary agencies Hospitals rarely focus on chronic illnesses, and they
are not primary care centers. Hospitals are not
classified as voluntary agencies.
,A man is scheduled for hospital D
outpatient surgery. He tells the nurse,
"I don't know what that In addition to providing acute care, hospitals have
word,outpatient, means." How would many services for outpatients (those who require
the nurse respond? health care but do not need to stay in the facility).
Clients who have outpatient surgery have the
A) "It means you will have surgery in procedure, return to their hospital room for recovery,
the hospital and stay for 2 days." and then are discharged home on the same day.
B) "It means the surgeon will come to
your home to do the surgery."
C) "Why would you ask such a
question? Don't worry about it."
D) "You will have surgery and go
home that same day."
A nurse in a walk-in health care setting C
provides technical services (e.g.,
administering medications), Nurses in ambulatory care centers (walk-in clinics)
determines the priority of care needs, provide technical services (e.g., administering
and provides client teaching on all medications), determine the priority of care needs,
aspects of care. Which of the and provide teaching about all aspects of care.
following terms best describes this Nurses employed in hospitals have many roles,
type of health care setting? including manager of other members of the health
care team providing client care, administrator, nurse
A) Hospital practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, patient
B) Physician's office educator, in-service educator, and researcher. In
C) Ambulatory center physician's offices, advanced practice registered
D) Long-term care nurses (APRNs), nurse practitioners, midwives, or
clinical nurse specialists work independently or
collaboratively with physicians to make assessments
and care for clients who require health maintenance
or health promotion activities. Long-term care
provides medical and nonmedical care for people
with chronic illnesses or disabilities.
, Nurses who are employed in home D
care have a variety of responsibilities.
Which of the following is one of those Nurses who provide care in the home make
responsibilities? assessments, provide physical care, administer
medications, teach, and support family members.
A) Provide all care and services They also collaborate with other health care
B) Maintain a clean home environment providers in providing care and services. Home care
C) Advise clients on financial matters nurses do not provide all care and services, maintain
D) Collaborate with other care a clean home environment, or advise clients on
providers financial matters.
Which of the following is true of long- C
term care facilities?
Long-term care facilities provide health care, and
A) They provide care only to older help with the activities of daily living, for people of
adults. any age who are physically or mentally unable to
B) They provide care for homeless care for themselves independently. They do not
adults. provide care only to older adults or those with
C) They provide care to people of any dementia, although they do care for those
age. populations as well as others. They do not provide
D) They provide care only for people care to homeless persons.
with dementia.
A grade school is preparing a series D
of classes on the dangers of smoking.
Who would be most likely to teach the School nurses provide many different services,
classes? including maintaining immunization records,
providing emergency care, administering prescribed
A) A community health nurse medications, conducting routine screenings,
B) An outside consultant conducting health assessments, and teaching for
C) A teacher health promotion (e.g., the dangers of smoking).
D) The school nurse Although any of the other choices may provide
teaching, it is the nurse who primarily provides
health-related teaching.