Which of the following is a growing trend for home health nurses?
a. Clinics are taking on more of their work.
b. They are receiving less training prior to certification.
c. They are caring for sicker patients than in previous times.
d. They are spending more of their work time in institutional settings.
C
Hospitalized patients have a higher acuity and are being discharged home faster; therefore, home health nurses are also seeing patients with a higher acuity. Because of this growing trend, care of patients in the hospital and in the home environment is based on patient assessment, and nurses must possess good assessment skills.
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