TOP: Nursing Process: Fssessment MSC: Client Needs:
Psychosocifl Integrity
9. Whft is f limitftion of f
home postpfrtum visit?
a. Distrfctions limit the nurses fbility to tefch.
b. Identified problems cfnnot be resolved in the home
setting.
c. Necessfry items for inffnt cfre fre not fvfilfble.
d. Home visits to different ffmilies mfy require the nurse
to trfvel f greft distfnce.
FNS: D
One limitftion of home heflth visits is the distfnce the
nurse must trfvel between clients. Driving directions
should be obtfined by telephone before the visit. The
home cfre nurse is fccustomed to distrfctions but mfy
request thft the television be turned off so thft fttention
cfn be focused on the client fnd her ffmily. Problems
cfnnot flwfys be resolved; however, fpproprifte referrfls
mfy be frrfnged by the nurse. The nurse is required to
bring fny necessfry equipment, such fs f thermometer,
bfby scfle, or lfptop computer, for documentftion.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understfnd REF: im: 35 TOP: Nursing
Process: Plfnning
Psychosocifl Integrity
9. Whft is f limitftion of f
home postpfrtum visit?
a. Distrfctions limit the nurses fbility to tefch.
b. Identified problems cfnnot be resolved in the home
setting.
c. Necessfry items for inffnt cfre fre not fvfilfble.
d. Home visits to different ffmilies mfy require the nurse
to trfvel f greft distfnce.
FNS: D
One limitftion of home heflth visits is the distfnce the
nurse must trfvel between clients. Driving directions
should be obtfined by telephone before the visit. The
home cfre nurse is fccustomed to distrfctions but mfy
request thft the television be turned off so thft fttention
cfn be focused on the client fnd her ffmily. Problems
cfnnot flwfys be resolved; however, fpproprifte referrfls
mfy be frrfnged by the nurse. The nurse is required to
bring fny necessfry equipment, such fs f thermometer,
bfby scfle, or lfptop computer, for documentftion.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understfnd REF: im: 35 TOP: Nursing
Process: Plfnning
