NUR 205 Final Exam (2025) Exam
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Which of the following clients is the most appropriate candidate for receiving outpatient care?
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A) A client whose complaints of irregular bowel movements have necessitated a colonoscopy
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B) A woman who has previously borne two children and is entering the second stage of labor
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C) A man who is receiving treatment for sepsis after his blood cultures came back positive
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D) A client with a history of depression who is currently expressing suicidal ideation
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Outpatient services are appropriate for clients who are medically stable but who require diagnostic tes
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ting, such as a colonoscopy. Clients in active labor and clients who are actively septic or suicidal require
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close monitoring and frequent interventions, which can only be safely provided on an inpatient basis.
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After many years of advanced practice nursing, a nurse has recently enrolled in a nurse practitioner pr
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ogram. This nurse has been attracted to the program by the potential to provide primary care for client
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s after graduation, an opportunity that is most likely to exist in which of the following settings?
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A) A rural health center
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B) A long-term care facility
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C) A university hospital
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D) A community hospital
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Many rural health centers employ few health care providers, and primary care is often provided by a n
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urse practitioner (NP). A nurse practitioner may provide care in a long-
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term care facility or hospital, but in these settings, the NP is less likely to be the provider of primary car
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e to clients.
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Which of the following phrases best describes hospitals today?
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A) Focus on chronic illnesses
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,B) Focus on acute care needs
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C) Primary care centers
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D) Voluntary agencies
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Hospitals have become acute care providers for people who are too ill to care for themselves at home,
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who are severely injured, who require surgery or complicated treatment, or who are having babies. Ho
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spitals rarely focus on chronic illnesses, and they are not primary care centers. Hospitals are not classifi
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ed as voluntary agencies.
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A man is scheduled for hospital outpatient surgery. He tells the nurse, "I don't know what that word,ou
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tpatient, means." How would the nurse respond? Cz Cz Cz Cz Cz Cz Cz
A) "It means you will have surgery in the hospital and stay for 2 days."
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B) "It means the surgeon will come to your home to do the surgery."
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C) "Why would you ask such a question? Don't worry about it."
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D) "You will have surgery and go home that same day."
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In addition to providing acute care, hospitals have many services for outpatients (those who require he
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alth care but do not need to stay in the facility). Clients who have outpatient surgery have the procedur
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e, return to their hospital room for recovery, and then are discharged home on the same day.
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A nurse in a walk-
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in health care setting provides technical services (e.g., administering medications), determines the pri
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ority of care needs, and provides client teaching on all aspects of care. Which of the following terms be
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st describes this type of health care setting?
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A) Hospital
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B) Physician's office
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C) Ambulatory center
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D) Long-term care
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Nurses in ambulatory care centers (walk- Cz Cz Cz Cz Cz
in clinics) provide technical services (e.g., administering medications), determine the priority of care n
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eeds, and provide teaching about all aspects of care. Nurses employed in hospitals have many roles, in
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cluding manager of other members of the health care team providing client care, administrator, nurse
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practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, patient educator, in- Cz Cz Cz Cz Cz Cz
service educator, and researcher. In physician's offices, advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs),
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nurse practitioners, midwives, or clinical nurse specialists work independently or collaboratively with p
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hysicians to make assessments and care for clients who require health maintenance or health promoti
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,on activities. Long-
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term care provides medical and nonmedical care for people with chronic illnesses or disabilities.
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Nurses who are employed in home care have a variety of responsibilities. Which of the following is one
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of those responsibilities?
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A) Provide all care and services
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B) Maintain a clean home environment
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C) Advise clients on financial matters
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D) Collaborate with other care providers D
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Nurses who provide care in the home make assessments, provide physical care, administer medication
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s, teach, and support family members. They also collaborate with other health care providers in providi
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ng care and services. Home care nurses do not provide all care and services, maintain a clean home env
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ironment, or advise clients on financial matters. Cz Cz Cz Cz Cz Cz
Which of the following is true of long-term care facilities?
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A) They provide care only to older adults.
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B) They provide care for homeless adults.
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C) They provide care to people of any age.
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D) They provide care only for people with dementia.
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Long-
term care facilities provide health care, and help with the activities of daily living, for people of any age
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who are physically or mentally unable to care for themselves independently. They do not provide care
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only to older adults or those with dementia, although they do care for those populations as well as oth
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ers. They do not provide care to homeless persons.
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A grade school is preparing a series of classes on the dangers of smoking. Who would be most likely to t
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each the classes? Cz Cz Cz
A) A community health nurse
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B) An outside consultant
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C) A teacher
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D) The school nurse
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, School nurses provide many different services, including maintaining immunization records, providing
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emergency care, administering prescribed medications, conducting routine screenings, conducting he
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alth assessments, and teaching for health promotion (e.g., the dangers of smoking). Although any of th
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e other choices may provide teaching, it is the nurse who primarily provides health-related teaching.
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An elderly woman has total care of her husband, who suffers from debilitative rheumatoid arthritis. Th
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e couple voices concern over the pain and stress associated with the condition. What type of care migh
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t the nurse suggest to help the couple?
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A) Primary care
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B) Respite care
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C) Bereavement care
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D) Palliative care
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The goal of palliative care is relief from the symptoms, pain, and stress of a serious illness, and to impro
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ve the quality of life for both the client and the family. The main purpose of respite care is to give the pr
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imary caregiver some time away from the responsibilities of day-to-
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day care. Primary care is found in acute care settings and physicians' offices. Bereavement care is provi
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ded to families following the death of a family member.
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What population do hospice nurses provide with care?
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A) Those requiring care to improve health
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B) Children with chronic illnesses
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C) Dying persons and their loved ones
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D) Older adults requiring long-term care C
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Hospice is a program of palliative and supportive services providing physical, psychological, social, and
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spiritual care for dying persons, their families, and other loved ones. Hospice nurses do not implement
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care to improve health, focus on children with chronic illnesses, or care for older adults in long-
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term care. Cz
Who provides physicians with the authority to admit and provide care to clients requiring hospitalizati
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on? Cz
A) The health care institution itself
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B) Board of Healing Arts
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C) American Medical Association
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D) State Board of Nursing
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Already Graded A+ UPDATE
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Which of the following clients is the most appropriate candidate for receiving outpatient care?
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A) A client whose complaints of irregular bowel movements have necessitated a colonoscopy
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B) A woman who has previously borne two children and is entering the second stage of labor
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C) A man who is receiving treatment for sepsis after his blood cultures came back positive
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D) A client with a history of depression who is currently expressing suicidal ideation
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Outpatient services are appropriate for clients who are medically stable but who require diagnostic tes
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ting, such as a colonoscopy. Clients in active labor and clients who are actively septic or suicidal require
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close monitoring and frequent interventions, which can only be safely provided on an inpatient basis.
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After many years of advanced practice nursing, a nurse has recently enrolled in a nurse practitioner pr
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ogram. This nurse has been attracted to the program by the potential to provide primary care for client
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s after graduation, an opportunity that is most likely to exist in which of the following settings?
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A) A rural health center
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B) A long-term care facility
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C) A university hospital
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D) A community hospital
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Many rural health centers employ few health care providers, and primary care is often provided by a n
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urse practitioner (NP). A nurse practitioner may provide care in a long-
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term care facility or hospital, but in these settings, the NP is less likely to be the provider of primary car
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e to clients.
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Which of the following phrases best describes hospitals today?
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A) Focus on chronic illnesses
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,B) Focus on acute care needs
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C) Primary care centers
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D) Voluntary agencies
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Hospitals have become acute care providers for people who are too ill to care for themselves at home,
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who are severely injured, who require surgery or complicated treatment, or who are having babies. Ho
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spitals rarely focus on chronic illnesses, and they are not primary care centers. Hospitals are not classifi
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ed as voluntary agencies.
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A man is scheduled for hospital outpatient surgery. He tells the nurse, "I don't know what that word,ou
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tpatient, means." How would the nurse respond? Cz Cz Cz Cz Cz Cz Cz
A) "It means you will have surgery in the hospital and stay for 2 days."
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B) "It means the surgeon will come to your home to do the surgery."
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C) "Why would you ask such a question? Don't worry about it."
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D) "You will have surgery and go home that same day."
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In addition to providing acute care, hospitals have many services for outpatients (those who require he
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alth care but do not need to stay in the facility). Clients who have outpatient surgery have the procedur
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e, return to their hospital room for recovery, and then are discharged home on the same day.
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A nurse in a walk-
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in health care setting provides technical services (e.g., administering medications), determines the pri
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ority of care needs, and provides client teaching on all aspects of care. Which of the following terms be
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st describes this type of health care setting?
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A) Hospital
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B) Physician's office
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C) Ambulatory center
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D) Long-term care
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Nurses in ambulatory care centers (walk- Cz Cz Cz Cz Cz
in clinics) provide technical services (e.g., administering medications), determine the priority of care n
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eeds, and provide teaching about all aspects of care. Nurses employed in hospitals have many roles, in
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cluding manager of other members of the health care team providing client care, administrator, nurse
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practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, patient educator, in- Cz Cz Cz Cz Cz Cz
service educator, and researcher. In physician's offices, advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs),
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nurse practitioners, midwives, or clinical nurse specialists work independently or collaboratively with p
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hysicians to make assessments and care for clients who require health maintenance or health promoti
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,on activities. Long-
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term care provides medical and nonmedical care for people with chronic illnesses or disabilities.
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Nurses who are employed in home care have a variety of responsibilities. Which of the following is one
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of those responsibilities?
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A) Provide all care and services
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B) Maintain a clean home environment
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C) Advise clients on financial matters
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D) Collaborate with other care providers D
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Nurses who provide care in the home make assessments, provide physical care, administer medication
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s, teach, and support family members. They also collaborate with other health care providers in providi
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ng care and services. Home care nurses do not provide all care and services, maintain a clean home env
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ironment, or advise clients on financial matters. Cz Cz Cz Cz Cz Cz
Which of the following is true of long-term care facilities?
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A) They provide care only to older adults.
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B) They provide care for homeless adults.
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C) They provide care to people of any age.
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D) They provide care only for people with dementia.
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Long-
term care facilities provide health care, and help with the activities of daily living, for people of any age
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who are physically or mentally unable to care for themselves independently. They do not provide care
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only to older adults or those with dementia, although they do care for those populations as well as oth
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ers. They do not provide care to homeless persons.
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A grade school is preparing a series of classes on the dangers of smoking. Who would be most likely to t
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each the classes? Cz Cz Cz
A) A community health nurse
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B) An outside consultant
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C) A teacher
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D) The school nurse
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, School nurses provide many different services, including maintaining immunization records, providing
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emergency care, administering prescribed medications, conducting routine screenings, conducting he
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alth assessments, and teaching for health promotion (e.g., the dangers of smoking). Although any of th
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e other choices may provide teaching, it is the nurse who primarily provides health-related teaching.
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An elderly woman has total care of her husband, who suffers from debilitative rheumatoid arthritis. Th
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e couple voices concern over the pain and stress associated with the condition. What type of care migh
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t the nurse suggest to help the couple?
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A) Primary care
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B) Respite care
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C) Bereavement care
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D) Palliative care
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The goal of palliative care is relief from the symptoms, pain, and stress of a serious illness, and to impro
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ve the quality of life for both the client and the family. The main purpose of respite care is to give the pr
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imary caregiver some time away from the responsibilities of day-to-
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day care. Primary care is found in acute care settings and physicians' offices. Bereavement care is provi
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ded to families following the death of a family member.
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What population do hospice nurses provide with care?
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A) Those requiring care to improve health
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B) Children with chronic illnesses
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C) Dying persons and their loved ones
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D) Older adults requiring long-term care C
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Hospice is a program of palliative and supportive services providing physical, psychological, social, and
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spiritual care for dying persons, their families, and other loved ones. Hospice nurses do not implement
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care to improve health, focus on children with chronic illnesses, or care for older adults in long-
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term care. Cz
Who provides physicians with the authority to admit and provide care to clients requiring hospitalizati
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on? Cz
A) The health care institution itself
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B) Board of Healing Arts
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C) American Medical Association
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D) State Board of Nursing
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