The nurse completes the OASIS form upon a patient's admission into a home health care program for which of the following purposes? (Select all that apply.)
a. To generate information about the home health care agency
b. To develop a plan of care that meets the patient's needs
c. To determine per-visit payments
d. To collect information about patient outcomes
e. To document skills used in a specific home visit
f. To identify relatives who will be trained as patient caregivers
ANS: A, B, D
Outcome and ASessment Information Set (OASIS) is used to generate information about the home health agency and patient outcomes and to help develop a plan of care that best meets the patient's problems.
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