A Nurse Is Admitting a Client to Home Care Services,using

question 9

Multiple Choice

A nurse is admitting a client to home care services,using Medicare as the funding source for the care that will be provided.Which of the following substantiated findings would make a client ineligible for these services?

• A)Care is needed from both a nurse and a physical therapist.
• B)Care is needed 24 hours a day on an ongoing basis.
• C)The client is incapable of leaving the home.
• D)None of these;the requested care seems reasonable and medically necessary.

---

Definitions:

Kinesthesis

The sense that detects body position, movement, and balance.

Middle Ear

The middle ear is the portion of the ear internal to the eardrum, and external to the oval window of the inner ear that contains three bones known as the ossicles, involved in transmitting sound from the outer ear to the inner ear.

Cochlea

A spiral-shaped, fluid-filled inner ear structure that is responsible for converting sound waves into nerve impulses.

Gate-Control Theory

A psychological explanation for pain perception that suggests the spinal cord contains a neurological "gate" that either blocks pain signals or allows them to continue on to the brain.