CHAPTER 38 LONG TERM CARE Questions with Correct Solutions
Question:
1. The home health nurse is assisting a family to select a long-term care facility for an
80-yearold widow in good health who no longer drives, loves to play cards, can ambulate with
a walker, and is oriented. Which facility would be the best selection for this patient?
Answer:
Assisted living center
Question:
2. The home health nurse helps an older adult couple plan changes in their home that will
facilitate care in their home as they age. What fraction of the US population live in a home
setting?
Answer:
1/2
Question:
3. The nurse confirms that the cost of caring for a relatively unimpaired older adult in a
private home is approximately what fraction of the cost of placing the older adult in a
long-term care facility?
Answer:
1/2
Question:
4. What is the goal for services provided by home health care agencies?
Answer:
Rehabilitation
Question:
5. The nurse clarifies to the family of a patient that one of the roles of the LPN/LVN in the
home care setting is to evaluate the care provided to the patient by which provider?
Answer:
Nonlicensed staff
Question:
6. The family caring for an older adult in their home feels that they need assistance from a
hospice service. What is necessary for hospice service to be initiated?
, Answer:
Medical certification
Question:
7. The nurse suggests to a family caring for a member with early Alzheimer's disease in their
home that they investigate the services of an adult day care center. What is a major benefit of
adult day care centers?
Answer:
It expands social interaction.
Question:
8. What differentiates the services of a long-term care facility from that of an assisted living
facility?
Answer:
Personal care services
Question:
9. What would be the most appropriate guidance the nurse could provide an older adult
couple that is considering a continuing care retirement community (CCRC)?
Answer:
A contract is usually a lifetime commitment.
Question:
10. An 82-year-old patient recovering from a hip replacement could be expected to move from
the acute care hospital to which setting for rehabilitation?
Answer:
A subacute care unit
Question:
11. What is the correct term for people who live in long-term care facilities?
Answer:
Residents, because the facility has become their home.
Question:
12. Which statement is true concerning a 50-year-old patient recovering from a stroke who is
going to a long-term care facility for a short stay?
Answer:
She will probably be discharged within 6 months.
Question:
1. The home health nurse is assisting a family to select a long-term care facility for an
80-yearold widow in good health who no longer drives, loves to play cards, can ambulate with
a walker, and is oriented. Which facility would be the best selection for this patient?
Answer:
Assisted living center
Question:
2. The home health nurse helps an older adult couple plan changes in their home that will
facilitate care in their home as they age. What fraction of the US population live in a home
setting?
Answer:
1/2
Question:
3. The nurse confirms that the cost of caring for a relatively unimpaired older adult in a
private home is approximately what fraction of the cost of placing the older adult in a
long-term care facility?
Answer:
1/2
Question:
4. What is the goal for services provided by home health care agencies?
Answer:
Rehabilitation
Question:
5. The nurse clarifies to the family of a patient that one of the roles of the LPN/LVN in the
home care setting is to evaluate the care provided to the patient by which provider?
Answer:
Nonlicensed staff
Question:
6. The family caring for an older adult in their home feels that they need assistance from a
hospice service. What is necessary for hospice service to be initiated?
, Answer:
Medical certification
Question:
7. The nurse suggests to a family caring for a member with early Alzheimer's disease in their
home that they investigate the services of an adult day care center. What is a major benefit of
adult day care centers?
Answer:
It expands social interaction.
Question:
8. What differentiates the services of a long-term care facility from that of an assisted living
facility?
Answer:
Personal care services
Question:
9. What would be the most appropriate guidance the nurse could provide an older adult
couple that is considering a continuing care retirement community (CCRC)?
Answer:
A contract is usually a lifetime commitment.
Question:
10. An 82-year-old patient recovering from a hip replacement could be expected to move from
the acute care hospital to which setting for rehabilitation?
Answer:
A subacute care unit
Question:
11. What is the correct term for people who live in long-term care facilities?
Answer:
Residents, because the facility has become their home.
Question:
12. Which statement is true concerning a 50-year-old patient recovering from a stroke who is
going to a long-term care facility for a short stay?
Answer:
She will probably be discharged within 6 months.
