Documentation in Home Healthcare May Take Many Forms

question 29

Multiple Choice

Documentation in home healthcare may take many forms. Some nurses use NANDA-I terminology for diagnoses, whereas others use the Clinical Care Classification (CCC) system. The chief benefit of the CCC system is that it:

• A)Contains diagnoses specific to home care, whereas NANDA-I does not.
• B)Is simpler to use and more readily understood by other disciplines.
• C)Is linked to the OASIS (Online Acquittal Support Information System) reporting forms required by Medicare.
• D)Uses standardized terminology, whereas NANDA-I does not.

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