One way to reduce legal liability in the home care setting is to:
A. become very friendly with the patient and family.
B. document assessments and nursing actions.
C. make the patient responsible for her own care.
D. make no independent decisions.
B
Documentation of assessments and interventions is the nurse's best protection in any setting. It is especially important in the home setting where the nurse may be the only professional working with the family. Of course, the nurse must be competent and function within the limits of his or her license.
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The nurse may use bridging strategies to assist the client to readjust to community living after discharge from the inpatient setting. Bridging strategies include: Select all that apply
A) Starting the client's outpatient services the day after discharge. B) Linking the family and friends to support services. C) Conducting sessions that make the family a part of the treatment team. D) Improving discharge planning between inpatient and outpatient staff.
A community/public health nurse was caring for mentally ill clients in the community during the 1960s. Which of the following changes in the community was the nurse likely to notice? (Select all that apply.)
a. Communities resented becoming dumping grounds for such severely ill people. b. Community health centers were rapidly built, staffed, and prepared to provide appropriate care. c. Families were relieved that they did not have to travel so far to visit their ill family member. d. Housing units were quickly built for the patients capable of independent living. e. Psychiatric patients were feared, mocked, and stigmatized and found life outside frightening. f. Without adequate financial support, patients were admitted for crisis care but were quickly discharged.
When assisting a patient to empty his/her stoma pouch, you should
A) make them do it all by themselves. B) wear gloves. C) do it for them. D) all of the above
Boundary violations do not represent a serious problem or violation of the rules.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)