The RN's managing care consists of which responsibilities?
a. Initiating and completing nursing
assessments
d. Coordinating care for groups of clients
b. Initiating discharge plans e. Evaluating staff performance
c. Giving direct client care f. Supervising certified nursing assistants
ANS: a, b, d, e
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What does an advance directive indicate to the home health nurse?
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1. "Not very much. Most of your swelling is due to your cancer." 2. "The normal amount of lymph fluid in the body is about 3 liters." 3. "The lymph fluid is part of your blood, so it is hard to determine how much you have." 4. "Everyone is different. Some people have lots of lymph fluid and some have very little."
When a client asks the nurse how homeopathy works, the nurse's answer should be:
1. "It cures by using tiny amounts of known poisons." 2. "It purges foreign substances from the person's body." 3. "It controls illness symptoms by using medication." 4. "It uses substances to stimulate the body to heal itself."