During orientation with a home care agency, the nurse is learning the difference in care delivery between home health nursing and community nursing. What should the nurse understand as being the focus of home health care nursing?
1. Individuals, families, and groups
2. The individual and his or her family
3. The terminally ill client and his or her family
4. The client in a home setting
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Community health nursing focuses on individuals, families, and aggregate groups.
Rationale 2: The focus of home health care nursing is individuals and their families.
Rationale 3: Hospice nursing supports the care of the dying client and the client's family; this is not the focus of home health nursing.
Rationale 4: A home setting identifies the location of home health nursing, but not the focus.
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