The nurse reviews the official document called the Scope and Standards of Home Health Nursing Practice

Question

Using knowledge about the document providing guidelines for nurses involved in home healthcare practice, which are included in the standards of care? (Select all that apply.)
A) Assessment by collecting data about home care clients
B) Implementation of nurse-centered actions in collaboration with physicians
C) Diagnosis through the analysis of data
D) Outcome identification that helps identify nurse-sensitive measures
E) Planning nurse-sensitive interventions directed at the identified outcomes

Answer 1

Ans: A, C, D, E
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The standards of care include the following key elements of the nursing process: (1) assessment by collecting data about home care clients; (2) diagnosis through the analysis of these data; (3) outcome identification that helps home care nurses identify nurse-sensitive measures; (4) planning in the form of nurse-sensitive interventions directed at the identified outcomes; and (5) implementation of nurse-centered actions in collaboration with clients and families, not with physicians.