The home health nurse developing a plan of care for a patient who will be managing his chronic pain at home should focus the teaching on the concepts of:
A) Self-care and safety
B) Autonomy and need
C) Health promotion and exercise
D) Dependence and health
Ans: A
Chapter: 13
Cognitive Level: Application
Difficulty: Moderate
Integrated Process: Self-Care
Objective: 11
Patient Needs: A-2
Feedback: The patient will be at home monitoring their own pain management, administering their own medication, and monitoring and reporting side effects, which requires the ability to perform self-care activities in a safe manner. Option B is incorrect; creating autonomy is important but need is a poorly defined concept. Option C is a good answer; health promotion is an important global concept for maintaining health and exercise is an appropriate activity. However, self-care and safety are the priorities. Option D is incorrect; dependence is not a concept used to develop a nursing plan of care and health is too broad a concept to use as a basis for a nursing plan of care.
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