Exam 37: Home Health Nursing

By offering enteral,parenteral,intravenous,and blood transfusion therapies,what can home care services prevent?

For physical therapy services to be reimbursed by Medicare,what must be the goal of the therapy?

Medical social services focus on the emotional and social aspects of illness.What is another area of service?

The nurse describes a new technological service to the patient that will monitor several assessments remotely.This new intervention is known as ___________ services.

How long is the average home health care visit by the skilled nurse?

What has been influenced by the increase in home health providers supporting healthy living and illness prevention,and a movement toward deinstitutionalization of technology-dependent children and adults?

A major change to Medicare reimbursement was implemented in 1983.The new system paid a set rate according to diagnosis.What was the new payment system based upon?

The nurse should provide the patient and family with accurate health information concerning diagnoses and progress.What will accurate information help the family to become?

The licensed nurse can delegate which tasks to the home health assistive personnel?

During a time of acute illness,the family may become extremely distressed and neglect the needs of other family members.On what does the family seem to focus?

What is an eligibility requirement for an individual to qualify for Medicare services?

Speech therapy goals include minimizing speech disorders and maximizing rehabilitation of speech abilities.To be reimbursed by Medicare,who must provide these services?

When should discharge planning begin for a patient receiving home care services?

What became effective in 1966 by an act of legislation that revolutionized home care?

The patient,family,social service agency,hospital,health care provider,or another agency all can provide the entry point to the home health care system.What is the entry point for the home health care system called?

Complete documentation is essential and must include an accurate picture of the type and quality of care given,as well as the effectiveness of the plan of care.Which model should be followed to best provide adequate documentation?

How often must the home care treatment plan be recertified in order for the patient to continue to receive services?

When implementing quality assurance-specific criteria,measurements are developed for three criteria: structural,process,and outcome.How is this method of assessment different from previous methods?

If solely for this reason,Medicare will not cover home health aide visits.What is that reason?

What is the fastest-growing group in the US population today?