Outcomes measurement is complex because ____
a. Budgets are unable to allocate sufficient funds
b. Health care is multidimensional
c. Patients may not cooperate
d. Treatments are not always necessary
B
Despite the tendency to assume and measure outcomes as a simple linear relationship among client, nursing intervention, and an outcome, the reality of what happens is more complex, inter-active, and multidimensional (Oermann & Huber, 1999).
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a. 10 to 12 pounds c. 20 to 25 pounds b. 14 to 16 pounds d. 25 to 35 pounds
Which of these home health clients is least suited for telehealth services?
1. A 63-year-old man with a large pressure ulcer who requires daily wound assessments and dressing 2. A 54-year-old client with congestive heart failure who is developing new onset chest pain 3. A 77-year-old client who requires glucose monitoring and daily foot ulcer assessment 4. A 49-year-old woman who is pregnant for the first time and requires fetal heart rate monitoring
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Why is staffing a more complex issue for a county health department then for a hospital?
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