CARE COORDINATION CHAPTER 9 ALL EXAM REVISION
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (ALREADY GRADED
A+) (2024 UPDATE) 100%
Public health nursing (care)/ community health care - ANSWER- population based and focus
on health of whole community
Larger than community based
Also known as community health care
Community based care - ANSWER- health care provided to people who live within a defined
geographic area
Centers on individual and family heath care needs
Role of nurse in community based care - ANSWER- Provide continuity of care when patient
moves from one level of care to another or from one setting to another.
Provide interventions to promote health.
Manage acute or chronic illness.
Promote self-care.
Meet people's needs as they move between health care settings
Qualities of Community Based Nurse - ANSWER- WORK INDEPENDENTLY
Knowledgeable and skilled
, Independent in making decisions
Accountable
Knowledgeable and skilled - ANSWER- effective communication and clinical skills
Min 1 year of clinical practice
Administer IV fluids, changing complex wound dressings, caring for ostomies, providing
ventilator care
Accountable - ANSWER- nurse is accountable to the patient, family and primary health care
provider
Roles of community based nursing - ANSWER- Patient advocate (to insurance, understanding
bills)
Coordinator of services
Patient and family educator (increase self-care)
Advocacy - ANSWER- protection and support of another's rights
Nurse - ANSWER- primary source of communication and coordination
Responsible for coordinating community resources
Continuity of care - ANSWER- primary responsibility of nurse
Process by which health care providers give appropiate, uninterrupted care and facilitate patient's
transition between different settings
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (ALREADY GRADED
A+) (2024 UPDATE) 100%
Public health nursing (care)/ community health care - ANSWER- population based and focus
on health of whole community
Larger than community based
Also known as community health care
Community based care - ANSWER- health care provided to people who live within a defined
geographic area
Centers on individual and family heath care needs
Role of nurse in community based care - ANSWER- Provide continuity of care when patient
moves from one level of care to another or from one setting to another.
Provide interventions to promote health.
Manage acute or chronic illness.
Promote self-care.
Meet people's needs as they move between health care settings
Qualities of Community Based Nurse - ANSWER- WORK INDEPENDENTLY
Knowledgeable and skilled
, Independent in making decisions
Accountable
Knowledgeable and skilled - ANSWER- effective communication and clinical skills
Min 1 year of clinical practice
Administer IV fluids, changing complex wound dressings, caring for ostomies, providing
ventilator care
Accountable - ANSWER- nurse is accountable to the patient, family and primary health care
provider
Roles of community based nursing - ANSWER- Patient advocate (to insurance, understanding
bills)
Coordinator of services
Patient and family educator (increase self-care)
Advocacy - ANSWER- protection and support of another's rights
Nurse - ANSWER- primary source of communication and coordination
Responsible for coordinating community resources
Continuity of care - ANSWER- primary responsibility of nurse
Process by which health care providers give appropiate, uninterrupted care and facilitate patient's
transition between different settings
