Nclexrn Flashcards: Care Coordination And Referrals

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Flashcard 1: What is the nurse's primary responsibility in care coordination across settings?

Answer: Ensure safe continuity of care by communicating, planning, and evaluating services. Nurses oversee transitions between healthcare settings to maintain patient safety and effective service delivery through structured processes.

Flashcard 2: Which finding most clearly indicates a dietitian referral?

Answer: Malnutrition risk, unintended weight loss, or new complex diet needs. Dietitians provide specialized nutritional assessment and planning to mitigate risks and support recovery in complex dietary scenarios.

Flashcard 3: Which client situation most clearly indicates a social work referral?

Answer: Needs financial resources, housing support, insurance, or community services. Social workers address socioeconomic barriers by linking clients to essential community resources for stability and health maintenance.

Flashcard 4: Which information is most critical to include in a transition-of-care handoff?

Answer: Current condition, recent changes, risks, meds, allergies, and follow-up needs. Comprehensive handoffs facilitate continuity by conveying essential clinical details to receiving providers for informed decision-making.

Flashcard 5: What is medication reconciliation?

Answer: Comparing all meds across transitions to prevent omissions, duplications, errors. Reconciliation identifies discrepancies in medication lists during care transitions to enhance safety and prevent adverse events.

Flashcard 6: Which finding most clearly indicates a speech-language pathology referral?

Answer: Dysphagia, aspiration risk, or communication impairment. Speech-language pathologists address swallowing and communication deficits to reduce complications and improve quality of life.

Flashcard 7: Which action is the nurse's priority when a client is discharged with new oxygen therapy?

Answer: Arrange home equipment delivery and teach safe use before discharge. Prioritizing equipment setup and education ensures client competence and safety in managing new therapies independently.

Flashcard 8: What is the primary goal of palliative care?

Answer: Relieve suffering and improve quality of life at any disease stage. Palliative care focuses on holistic symptom relief and support to enhance well-being regardless of curative potential or prognosis.

Flashcard 9: Which outcome best indicates successful care coordination after discharge?

Answer: Follow-up completed, meds obtained and taken correctly, and symptoms controlled. Effective coordination results in sustained health management, adherence, and resolution of post-discharge challenges.

Flashcard 10: What is the essential purpose of discharge planning?

Answer: Prepare the client for safe care after discharge and prevent readmission. Discharge planning promotes self-management and resource utilization to sustain health gains and minimize rehospitalization risks.

Flashcard 11: What is a referral in nursing care coordination?

Answer: A request for another discipline or service to evaluate and treat the client. Referrals connect clients to specialized expertise for comprehensive evaluation and targeted interventions beyond nursing scope.

Flashcard 12: Which finding most clearly indicates an occupational therapy referral?

Answer: Difficulty with ADLs or need for adaptive equipment and home task training. Occupational therapists optimize daily functioning through adaptive strategies and equipment for clients with activity limitations.

Flashcard 13: Which client scenario most clearly requires an interpreter to coordinate care safely?

Answer: Limited English proficiency affecting understanding of diagnosis, meds, or consent. Interpreters bridge language barriers to facilitate accurate information exchange and informed participation in care decisions.

Flashcard 14: What is the key difference between home health and hospice care services?

Answer: Home health is restorative; hospice is comfort-focused at end of life. Home health aims to restore function post-illness, while hospice prioritizes symptom management for terminally ill patients.

Flashcard 15: What is the nurse's role when a provider orders a consult the client refuses?

Answer: Assess reasons, educate, respect autonomy, and notify the provider. Nurses advocate for client rights by exploring refusal factors, providing information, honoring choices, and escalating concerns appropriately.

Flashcard 16: What is the nurse's best action when a client reports food insecurity affecting diabetes control?

Answer: Refer to social work and community resources; coordinate nutrition support. Addressing food insecurity through referrals stabilizes glycemic control by ensuring access to appropriate nutrition resources.

Flashcard 17: Which action best ensures informed consent is respected during referrals and procedures?

Answer: Verify understanding and voluntariness; notify provider if questions remain. Nurses uphold ethical standards by confirming comprehension and willingness, escalating unresolved issues to maintain autonomy.

Flashcard 18: Which action best demonstrates effective interprofessional collaboration?

Answer: Use shared goals and timely two-way communication with the team. Interprofessional collaboration optimizes outcomes by aligning team efforts toward common objectives with open, bidirectional information exchange.

Flashcard 19: Which is the priority referral for a client with repeated falls and unsafe home environment?

Answer: Physical therapy and occupational therapy for mobility and home safety evaluation. Therapy referrals target fall prevention by assessing and modifying mobility, strength, and environmental hazards.

Flashcard 20: Which finding most clearly indicates a physical therapy referral?

Answer: Impaired mobility, gait instability, or need for strengthening and transfer training. Physical therapists enhance mobility and strength to improve independence and prevent injuries in clients with functional impairments.

Flashcard 21: What is the nurse's legal duty when delegating parts of coordinated care to UAP?

Answer: Delegate appropriate tasks and evaluate outcomes; retain accountability. Nurses maintain responsibility for delegated tasks to ensure quality and safety in unlicensed personnel's contributions.

Flashcard 22: Identify the best nurse action when a discharge order is written but teaching is incomplete.

Answer: Delay discharge and notify the provider; complete required education and planning. Nurses ensure patient readiness and safety by addressing gaps in preparation before proceeding with transitions.

Flashcard 23: What is the most appropriate referral for a client requiring medication access and teaching?

Answer: Pharmacist consultation for reconciliation, education, and cost options. Pharmacists ensure safe, affordable medication management through reconciliation, patient education, and access to assistance programs.

Flashcard 24: Which factor is the highest priority when choosing a discharge destination?

Answer: Client safety needs versus available support and resources. Prioritizing safety balances client requirements against environmental and support capabilities to ensure appropriate post-discharge placement.

Flashcard 25: Which option is the best next step when a client cannot afford prescribed medications?

Answer: Refer to social work and pharmacy for assistance programs and alternatives. Interprofessional referrals overcome financial barriers by exploring affordable options and support to promote medication adherence.