The goals of postpartum home care may include which aspect(s)? (Select all that apply.)
a. Assessment
b. Counseling
c. Friendship
d. Referral
e. Teaching
ANS: A, B, D, E
The goal of postpartum home care services is to fill the gap left after brief hospital stays, coordinate efforts, and make appropriate referrals. Specific goals for postpartum home care are assessing, teaching, counseling, and referral.
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1. Highlights employment in reverse chronological order. 2. Combines previous jobs and lists of skills. 3. Emphasizes skills. 4. Is written around career objectives for the next five years.
In most instances, the nurse who signs as a witness on a consent form is affirming that
A) the patient received informed consent. B) the patient's signature is not a forgery. C) the physician's signature is not a forgery. D) the patient understands the procedure.
The nurse would like to admit a client to home health care, but is worried about insurance reimbursement. What client action is causing the nurse to question if home care can be prescribed for this client?
1. Lives with a spouse 2. Needs skilled care 3. Needs intermittent care 4. Drives a car for trips to the barber
Which evaluation indicates that placement of a nasogastric or enteric tube is correct?
a. Nasointestinal aspirate with a pH of less than 6 b. Pleural fluid pH of less than 6 c. Gastric aspirate with a pH of 5 or less after patient fasting d. Gastric aspirate with a pH of 4 and continuous tube feedings