Community Health Based Nursing
Which is an example of community-based nursing practice? - ANSWERS-Administering IV antibiotics to a
patient at home
Which area of nursing practice is defined as provision of direct care to individuals in a community
setting? - ANSWERS-Community-based nursing
In which settings is community-based nursing care practiced? - ANSWERS-Correctional facilities
Private schools
Workplaces
In which role is the home care nurse predominantly functioning when he or she arranges for delivery of
a hospital bed and commode to a patient newly discharged from the hospital to home care? - ANSWERS-
Case manager
-In the role of case manager, the nurse coordinates services and resources needed by the patient, so
arranging for a hospital bed & a commode is an example of this role fxn
Which are examples of the essential functions of the community-based nurse? - ANSWERS-Arranging for
Meals-on-Wheels for a patient
Performing a routine pre-high school checkup
Managing care of a chronic skin ulcer
Administering pain medication to a dying person
Matching individuals receiving care with health and social services available in the community is a
primary concern for which nurse? - ANSWERS-Community-based nurse
- One of the most important responsibilities of community-based nurses is to maintain current
information about health and social services available within the community and match patients with
services in-line with the patient's unique needs and preferences.
Which is the major differentiating factor between hospice care and palliative care? - ANSWERS-Life
expectancy of the patient
- Palliative care is comfort care offered to patients at any stage of a serious illness. End-of-life care for the
terminally ill is called hospice care. Because hospice care is end-of-life care, life expectancy of hospice, by
definition, is differentiated from palliative care.
Which qualification must an individual have in order to provide skilled home health care services
reimbursable by Medicare? - ANSWERS-License as a health care professional
Which is an example of community-based nursing practice? - ANSWERS-Administering IV antibiotics to a
patient at home
Which area of nursing practice is defined as provision of direct care to individuals in a community
setting? - ANSWERS-Community-based nursing
In which settings is community-based nursing care practiced? - ANSWERS-Correctional facilities
Private schools
Workplaces
In which role is the home care nurse predominantly functioning when he or she arranges for delivery of
a hospital bed and commode to a patient newly discharged from the hospital to home care? - ANSWERS-
Case manager
-In the role of case manager, the nurse coordinates services and resources needed by the patient, so
arranging for a hospital bed & a commode is an example of this role fxn
Which are examples of the essential functions of the community-based nurse? - ANSWERS-Arranging for
Meals-on-Wheels for a patient
Performing a routine pre-high school checkup
Managing care of a chronic skin ulcer
Administering pain medication to a dying person
Matching individuals receiving care with health and social services available in the community is a
primary concern for which nurse? - ANSWERS-Community-based nurse
- One of the most important responsibilities of community-based nurses is to maintain current
information about health and social services available within the community and match patients with
services in-line with the patient's unique needs and preferences.
Which is the major differentiating factor between hospice care and palliative care? - ANSWERS-Life
expectancy of the patient
- Palliative care is comfort care offered to patients at any stage of a serious illness. End-of-life care for the
terminally ill is called hospice care. Because hospice care is end-of-life care, life expectancy of hospice, by
definition, is differentiated from palliative care.
Which qualification must an individual have in order to provide skilled home health care services
reimbursable by Medicare? - ANSWERS-License as a health care professional
