The nurse is considering a position with a home health agency. What type of care should the nurse realize will be provided when working for this type of agency?
1. Providing ventilatory support
2. Completing a health and wellness visit
3. Instructing about care of a surgical wound
4. Providing intravenous antibiotics once a day
5. Teaching about medications for self-management of diabetes
Correct Answer: 3, 4, 5
Rationale 1: Ventilatory support would be considered a critical illness and most likely not provided through home care.
Rationale 2: A health and wellness visit can be conducted in a community clinic or health care provider's office. Home care would not be needed.
Rationale 3: Home health care nurses and other staff offer education to clients and families and also provide comprehensive care to clients who are acutely, chronically, or terminally ill. This would include teaching about surgical wound care.
Rationale 4: Home health care nurses and other staff offer education to clients and families and also provide comprehensive care to clients who are acutely, chronically, or terminally ill. This would include providing intravenous antibiotics daily.
Rationale 5: Home health care nurses and other staff offer education to clients and families and also provide comprehensive care to clients who are acutely, chronically, or terminally ill. This would include teaching about self-management of a disease process.
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