A Visiting Nurse Is Making an Initial Home Visit to a Patient

question 29

Multiple Choice

A visiting nurse is making an initial home visit to a patient who has a number of chronic medical problems.Which type of database is most appropriate to collect in this setting?

• A)A follow-up database to evaluate changes at appropriate intervals
• B)An episodic database because of the continuing,complex medical problems of this patient
• C)A complete health database because of the nurse's primary responsibility for monitoring the patient's health
• D)An emergency database because of the need to rapidly collect information and make accurate diagnoses

Recognize the diversity in children's responses to grief and loss.

Acknowledge the importance of involving noncustodial or divorced parents in children's education.

Understand the role of support systems in buffering children from stressful changes.

Recognize methods to aid children from military families in school.

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Clinical Nurse Specialist

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