Question 1

When describing the role of hospice nurses to a group of students, a hospice nurse identifies which action as most important?

Accepted Answer

A)   Speaking the truth
B)   Sustaining oneself
C)   Encouraging choice
D)   Strengthening the family

Question 2

A nurse is caring for a client receiving hospice care and the client's caregiver. Which is the most important factor the nurse should facilitate in this nurse-client relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)   Encourage the client and family to choose next steps.
B)   The nurse should not discuss the family's thoughts related to the death of the client.
C)   The family should connect with other loved ones.
D)   The nurse provides physical and emotional comfort.

Question 3

When describing the philosophy of hospice care to a group of students, which of the statement made by a student would indicate the need for additional teaching?

Accepted Answer

A)   "The philosophy of hospice includes the client's right to die and euthanasia."
B)   "The philosophy of hospice includes working with people in their last year of life."
C)   "The philosophy of hospice includes providing holistic and family-centered care to terminally ill clients."
D)   "The philosophy of hospice includes weaving hospice concepts around curative treatment."

Question 4

The nurse is planning to make a home visit to a client who has Medicare as a primary payer. The client has been receiving home care for 60 days. The nurse would select which assessment to complete during the home visit?

Accepted Answer

A)   OASIS-1
B)   Recertification
C)   Discharge assessment
D)   Transfer assessment

Question 5

When evaluating a client's eligibility for Medicare-reimbursed home care, which is crucial?

Accepted Answer

A)   The client needs visits by a homemaker.
B)   The client is homebound.
C)   The client is a veteran.
D)   The client is terminally ill.

Question 6

The home health nurse is working with a client and the family during care transition. The home health nurse is operating within which standard of practice?

Accepted Answer

A)   Consultation
B)   Coordination of care
C)   Collaboration
D)   Communication

Question 7

A home health care nurse reviews the most common conditions managed at home. Which conditions are most commonly managed at home? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)   Chronic skin ulcer
B)   COPD
C)   Heart failure
D)   Terminal cancer
E)   Diabetes

Question 8

Quality measures are being determined for a home health care agency. Which measure would the agency want to achieve higher percentage rates?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hospital admissions
B)   Urgent unplanned medical care
C)   Deteriorating wound status
D)   Decreased pain with movement

Question 9

After reviewing the various events associated with the history of home health care, the students demonstrate understanding of the events when they state which event as the most significant influence on the growth of home care agencies?

Accepted Answer

A)   Creation of the visiting nurse associations
B)   Era of the Medicare Home Health Benefit
C)   Enactment of the Balanced Budget Act
D)   Discharge of nonacute clients

Question 10

Which statement best describes the family caregiver burdens of providing home care?

Accepted Answer

A)   Family members are expected to contribute financially to cover all of the costs of home care.
B)   Individuals recovering from severe illness or living with debilitating chronic illness rely on family members for unpaid assistance.
C)   Informal caregivers assume a considerable physical, psychological, and economic burden in the care of their loved one at home.
D)   Caregivers often describe themselves as emotionally and physically drained.

Question 11

Assessment of a client in the home reveals that his or her services will be paid by a government source. Which entity would be a possible source of payment?

Accepted Answer

A)   Insurance company
B)   Health maintenance organization
C)   Medicare
D)   Preferred provider organization

Exam 30: Home Health and Hospice Care

The home health nurse is working with a client and the family during care transition. The home health nurse is operating within which standard of practice?

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When evaluating a client's eligibility for Medicare-reimbursed home care, which is crucial?

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Quality measures are being determined for a home health care agency. Which measure would the agency want to achieve higher percentage rates?

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A home health care nurse reviews the most common conditions managed at home. Which conditions are most commonly managed at home? Select all that apply.

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After reviewing the various events associated with the history of home health care, the students demonstrate understanding of the events when they state which event as the most significant influence on the growth of home care agencies?

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Which statement best describes the family caregiver burdens of providing home care?

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Assessment of a client in the home reveals that his or her services will be paid by a government source. Which entity would be a possible source of payment?

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The nurse is planning to make a home visit to a client who has Medicare as a primary payer. The client has been receiving home care for 60 days. The nurse would select which assessment to complete during the home visit?

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When describing the role of hospice nurses to a group of students, a hospice nurse identifies which action as most important?

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A nurse is caring for a client receiving hospice care and the client's caregiver. Which is the most important factor the nurse should facilitate in this nurse-client relationship?

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When describing the philosophy of hospice care to a group of students, which of the statement made by a student would indicate the need for additional teaching?

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The home health nurse is working with a client and the family during care transition. The home health nurse is operating within which standard of practice?

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When evaluating a client's eligibility for Medicare-reimbursed home care, which is crucial?

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Quality measures are being determined for a home health care agency. Which measure would the agency want to achieve higher percentage rates?

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A home health care nurse reviews the most common conditions managed at home. Which conditions are most commonly managed at home? Select all that apply.

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After reviewing the various events associated with the history of home health care, the students demonstrate understanding of the events when they state which event as the most significant influence on the growth of home care agencies?

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Which statement best describes the family caregiver burdens of providing home care?

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Assessment of a client in the home reveals that his or her services will be paid by a government source. Which entity would be a possible source of payment?

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The nurse is planning to make a home visit to a client who has Medicare as a primary payer. The client has been receiving home care for 60 days. The nurse would select which assessment to complete during the home visit?

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