A nursing student was beginning a clinical rotation with home health nurses. She asked the in-structor, "How does home health nursing differ from community health nursing?" The instructor explained that home health nursing:
1. Focuses on the care of the individual in the home setting
2. Uses a transindividual perspective in providing care
3. Is a service available to clients discharged from the community hospitals
4. Is a "pay for service" type of assistance available to families who can afford it
ANS: 1
Home health nursing focuses on care of the individual in the home setting, whereas community health nursing is concerned with aggregates rather than the individual. Community health nursing is conducted in a variety of settings outside the hospital such as clinics, rehabilitation centers, and alternate living settings. Options 2, 3, and 4 do not explain the difference.
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