Although all of the following components are important, which two components of nursing care are identified by home health care nurses as most important when caring for clients in the home?
A) Computer knowledge, cultural diversity
B) Physical assessment, infection control
C) Communications, technical skills
D) Documentation, problem solving
Ans: B
Home health care nurses have identified the following areas of knowledge as most important: legal regulations, physical assessment, body mechanics, nursing diagnoses, and infection control.
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