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Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Care Tenth, North American Edition
Chapter 12 : Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and
Care Coordination Across Settings Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is teaching a patient's family about hospice care. How does the nurse best explain the focus of this care?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Hospice services include pain management, physician and nurse practitioner services, spiritual support, respite services, and bereavement counseling.
Question 2 of 5
A visiting nurse is performing the initial assessment and plan for a patient who receives Medicare and was recently discharged from the acute care hospital. Before implementing the plan of care, what follow-up is required by the nurse?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The nurse assesses the patient eligible for home services and presents the plan to the health care provider for approval. This approval the plan allows for provision of care and reimbursement of services.
Question 3 of 5
When transferring a patient from the operating room to the medical-surgical unit, a nurse uses the SBAR format for handoff communication. Place the components of the SBAR communication (Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendations) in their proper order.
Correct Answer: B,A,C,D
Rationale: The SBAR communication for this patient should be: The patient is post laparoscopic appendectomy. This 20-year-old patient presented to the ER with right lower quadrant pain, fever, and an elevated WBC count. The patient may need pain medication in 30 minutes. The patient is sleepy, but responsive; there are five small bandages on the abdomen that are clean and dry.
Question 4 of 5
A discharge nurse manager is preparing the plan for a patient returning home after receiving a kidney transplant. What actions will the nurse perform to ensure continuity of care? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: B,D,F
Rationale: The primary roles of the discharge planner as patients move from acute to home care are evaluating the nursing plan for effectiveness of care, making referrals for patients, and assessing the strengths of patients and their families. The staff typically performs an admission health assessment and assists with patient transfers from the OR. In most facilities, maintaining records of patient satisfaction is the role of the public relations manager or office manager.
Question 5 of 5
A discharge nurse is evaluating patients and their families to determine the need referrals to other facilities after hospitalization. Which patients will the nurse recommend for these services? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A,B,F
Rationale: The patients who are most likely to need a formal discharge plan or referral to another facility are those who are emotionally or mentally unstable (e.g., those with dementia), those who have recently diagnosed chronic disease (e.g., Parkinson disease), and those who have a terminal illness (e.g., end-stage cancer). Other candidates include patients who do not understand the treatment plan, are socially isolated, have had major surgery or illness, need a complex home care regimen, or lack financial services or referral sources.