Home Health
A home health nurse learns that a client sees several different providers for various conditions. This situation raises what important concern related to overall safety and quality of care?
Ensuring proper care coordination and reviewing all medications to prevent interactions and promote safe medication management of all conditions.
Why do cancer rates rise with age?
Increased life expectancy has led to the immune system weakening over time, more risk for environmental exposures, and poor lifestyle choices throughout the aging process.
What are some roles of a community nurse in disaster management?
Some roles would include keeping up-to-date credentials, participating in disaster drills, and having a personal plan in place for disasters.
What are signs of mercury poisoning and why should an occupational nurse monitor workers for this?
Symptoms of mercury poisoning include ataxia, tremors (often first sign), muscle weakness, and sensory disturbances. Occupational nurses monitor workers exposed to mercury in workplaces like laboratories, manufacturing, dental offices, or industries using mercury. Early detection of symptoms such as tremors helps prevent progression to more serious neurological symptoms, ataxia, renal, or systemic complications.
A home health nurse is talking to an upset daughter of a new Alzheimer’s patient. The daughter is tearful and says she has to watch her mother constantly and has no time for herself or her husband anymore. What would be an appropriate response of the nurse?
Talk with her about respite care. Respite care is short-term, temporary relief provided to primary caregivers so they can rest, attend to personal needs, or take a break from care-giving responsibilities. It can occur in the home, adult day centers, or residential facilities. Also ensure the daughter it is okay to ask for help and see if she has any other family that can help her so she can take some breaks and have time for herself.
A nurse conducts an initial patient interview and asks the patient about their personal eating habits. She then asks about the eating habits of the other people in the home. What is the nurse’s rationale for asking about the dietary patterns of family members as well?
To better understand the patient’s overall food environment and identify family influences that may support or hinder healthy lifestyle changes.
Interpersonal Violence (IPV)
What responsibility of occupational health nurses involves following OSHA and other workplace safety regulations, and is both an ethical duty to protect employees and a legal requirement to avoid liability?
Ensuring compliance with regulatory mandates
What is Meals on Wheels and why should a home health nurse refer an older adult to this service?
This community program delivers nutritious meals to individuals who have difficulty shopping or cooking; it supports independent living, improves nutrition, and is available to eligible older adults or people with disabilities. A home health nurse may recommend it for additional support at home.
What action is the community nurse taking when referring the patient’s family to a free medical clinic?
This type of holistic action, which is appropriate when a home health nurse shifts focus from caring solely for the ill patient to supporting the needs of the entire family, especially when they lack access to regular healthcare and health education that could promote healthy lifestyle choices.
Give an example of man-made disasters?
Ex. Terrorism, Pollution
What is the Circle model of spiritual care for a faith community nurse?
The Circle Model of Spiritual Care is a framework used by Faith Community Nurses (FCNs) to provide holistic, spiritually-centered care within a faith community. It emphasizes the interconnectedness of spiritual, physical, emotional, and social health and guides nurses in addressing the spiritual needs of individuals and the congregation as a whole. Goals for this model include showing love, empathy, and support to patients as well as allowing time for prayer during nursing interactions.
A home health nurse says she loves her job but wishes she didn’t have to deal with the patient’s family. Why is including family members in education and care planning essential for holistic, patient-centered home health care?
Family involvement provides a more complete understanding of the patient’s needs, reveals struggles the nurse may not see, supports the patient when nurses are not present, and helps ensure patient-centered, holistic care.
What are lifestyle and environmental factors that influence violence in a community?
Community factors that can increase the risk of violence includes elements such as the media shaping social attitudes, the prevalence of untreated mental illness, and how easily residents can obtain firearms.
What is the START triage system and how does it work?
How does the faith community nurse work as a change agent in the community?
The faith nurse works to develop support groups, be a referral agent, and provide health education.