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. The model that provides this is the:
a. caretaker.
b. nursing process.
c. home health care.
d. nursing efficiency.
Question 2The nurse explains that the placenta functions as an endocrine gland, secreting estrogen, progesterone, and:
a. follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH).
b. alpha-fetoprotein (AFP).
c. human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG).
d. luteinizing hormone (LH).
Question 3Visits to the patient receiving home health care services vary depending on patient needs. Several visits per week are typical. The skilled nursing visits usually last:
a. 10 to 15 minutes.
b. 20 to 30 minutes.
c. 30 to 45 minutes.
d. 45 to 60 minutes.
Question 4After the patient is admitted to the home health services system, a treatment plan is drafted cooperatively with the physician and is signed. A separate, detailed care plan is always required for the:
a. registered nurse.
b. physical therapist.
c. home health aide.
d. LPN/LVN.
Question 5The nurse is concerned about the patient who is in her first trimester of pregnancy and has been exposed to German measles, because this disease is capable of:
a. causing a spontaneous abortion.
b. causing birth defects.
c. causing high fever and convulsions.
d. interfering with placental implantation.
Question 6The evaluation and admission process for entry to the home health care system includes physical and psychosocial examination, explanation of the patient's rights, and evaluation of family, home, and nursing interventions.
The admission process normally takes a minimum of: a. 30 minutes.
b. 1 hour.
c. 2 hours.
d. 3 hours.
Question 7The nurse uses a diagram to show the development of the embryonic stage of pregnancy, which usually lasts about:
a. 3 weeks.
b. 4 weeks.
c. 6 weeks.
d. 8 weeks.
Question 8When the patient is diagnosed with a tubal pregnancy, the nurse is aware that in this pregnancy, the patient will probably:
a. carry the pregnancy to term and have a cesarean delivery.
b. have to remain in bed for the remainder of the pregnancy.
c. spontaneously abort this ectopic pregnancy.
d. require surgery to remove the zygote.
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