A Nurse Is Employed in Home Health Nursing Practice

question 11

Multiple Choice

A nurse is employed in home health nursing practice. Which of the following terms best describes the care that is being provided?

• A) Intermittent nursing care
• B) Custodial care
• C) Family caregiving
• D) Palliative care

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Definitions:

Set/Settling Point

Refers to the theory suggesting that each person's body has a genetically determined range of weight and temperature that their body gravitates towards or maintains.

Attraction To Sweet

A natural preference or inclination towards sweet tastes, which is thought to have evolutionary origins.

Fat Tissue

Specialized biological tissue composed of adipocytes (fat cells) that store energy in the form of lipids.

Lean Tissue

Body tissue that is composed of muscle, organs, and bones, excluding fat.