While reviewing a health insurance plan, the nurse learns that a client has coverage for durable medical equipment (DME). What care need should the nurse identify as being covered by the client's health plan?
1. Dressings and bandages
2. Medications
3. A hospital bed
4. Visits by the home health nurse
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Supplies that the client uses and cannot be reused are not considered DME.
Rationale 2: Supplies that the client uses and cannot be reused are not considered DME.
Rationale 3: Durable medical equipment (DME) ranges from hospital beds to bedside commodes to ventilators and apnea monitors. Equipment that will not be "used up" is considered DME.
Rationale 4: Visits by the home health nurse are paid through a different aspect of the client's health care plan.
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