Chapter 2 Community-Based Care

Elsevier items and derived items © 2006 by Elsevier Inc. Ambulatory Care Settings that provide ambulatory health care: Physicians’ offices Hospital or freestanding outpatient clinics Freestanding surgicenters Health maintenance organizations (Continued) Elsevier items and derived items © 2006 by Elsevier Inc.

Ambulatory Care (Continued) The nurse provides: Education Screening Assessment of client Elsevier items and derived items © 2006 by Elsevier Inc.

Elsevier items and derived items © 2006 by Elsevier Inc. Home Care Types of service offered in skilled home care: Personal care or private duty service Home medical equipment (HME) service Home infusion or intravenous (IV) service (Continued) Elsevier items and derived items © 2006 by Elsevier Inc.

Elsevier items and derived items © 2006 by Elsevier Inc. Home Care (Continued) The nurse provides: Home visits Plan for health care of the client Documentation of care Management of electronically transmitted data on assessment of findings Elsevier items and derived items © 2006 by Elsevier Inc.

Elsevier items and derived items © 2006 by Elsevier Inc. Long-Term Care Types of settings offering long-term care: Residential facilities Nursing homes Skilled nursing facilities Chronic or extended care facilities (Continued) Elsevier items and derived items © 2006 by Elsevier Inc.

Long-Term Care (Continued) The nurse provides: Leadership, management, and clinical competence on an independent level Oversight of assistants and unlicensed personnel Maintenance of federally mandated assessment forms Elsevier items and derived items © 2006 by Elsevier Inc.