A home health nurse has completed a scheduled home visit to a patient with a chronic sacral ulcer. The nurse is now evaluating and documenting the need for future visits and the frequency of those visits
What question can the nurse use when attempting to determine this need?
A) "How does the patient describe his coping style?"
B) "When was the patient first diagnosed with this wound?"
C) "Is the patient's family willing to participate in care?"
D) "Is the patient willing to create a plan of care?"
Ans: C
Feedback:
Determining the willingness and ability of friends and family to provide care can help determine appropriate levels of professional home care. The time of initial diagnosis and the patient's coping style are secondary. The nurse, not the patient, is responsible for creating the plan of care.
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