A home health nurse is preparing to make the initial visit to a new patient's home. When planning educational interventions, what information should the nurse provide to the patient and his or her family?
A) Available community resources to meet their needs
B) Information on other patients in the area with similar health care needs
C) The nurse's contact information and credentials
D) Dates and times of all scheduled home care visits
Ans: A
Feedback:
The community-based nurse is responsible for informing the patient and family about the community resources available to meet their needs. During initial and subsequent home visits, the nurse helps the patient and family identify these community services and encourages them to contact the appropriate agencies. When appropriate, nurses may make the initial contact. The other answers are incorrect because it is inappropriate to ever provide information on other patients to a patient. The nurse's credentials are not normally discussed. Giving the patient the dates and times of their scheduled home visits is appropriate, but may not always be possible. It is more important to provide them with resources available within the community to meet their needs.
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