Which of the following factors distinguishes home health care from other types of psychiatric–mental health nursing care?
A) The client-centered focus
B) The setting
C) The focus on strengths
D) The focus on rehabilitation
Ans: B
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Unlike hospital care in which various services are delivered directly in the facility, home care agencies must outsource work and collaborate with mobile health care services to deliver comprehensive care in the homes of clients.
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a. Cracks and erythema in the corners of the mouth b. Slightly rough papillae on the dorsal surface of the tongue c. Smooth or beefy, red-colored, edematous tongue d. Painless, nonhealing mouth ulcers