The Visiting Nurse Association is a public voluntary agency that has which of the following characteristics? (Select all that apply.)
a. It is engaged in health teaching.
b. It assists with referrals for patients to other community services.
c. It frequently involves the family in the care of its own members.
d. It provides nursing care in the home setting or to persons with acute and chronic diseases.
e. Care includes health supervision, education, counseling, bedside care, and following physicians' orders.
f. It is staffed primarily by LPN/LVNs and home health aides trained for specific tasks of personal bedside care.
ANS: A, B, C, D, E
The Visiting Nurse Association is a public voluntary agency that has the following characteristics: It provides home nursing care for persons with acute and chronic diseases. Care includes health supervision, education, counseling, bedside care, and carrying out physicians orders. It is engaged in health teaching. It frequently involves the family in the care of its own members. It assists with referrals for patients to other community services. It is staffed primarily by nurses with the Bachelor of Science nursing (BSN) degree (not LPN/LVNs) and by home health aides trained for specific tasks of personal bedside care.
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