The community health nurse usually works in which area?
1. Providing care to a client who is recovering from an illness
2. Providing care for individuals in their homes
3. Health promotion and illness prevention
4. Planning care related to Medicare reimbursement
Correct Answer: 3
The community health nurse is focused on the health needs of the community as a whole; health promotion and illness prevention for the community is their primary focus. Providing care to a patient who is recovering from an illness may be the priority of concern for the hospital based nurse or the home health nurse. Providing care for individuals in their homes is the priority of focus of the home health nurse. Case managers focus on planning care related to Medicare reimbursement to ensure that the patient receives high quality cost efficient care.
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