Client & Care Planning Flashcards
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Which ethical principle is most directly applied when a care manager ensures a client fully understands their diagnosis, treatment options, and potential outcomes before agreeing to a care plan?
Answer: Autonomy
Informed consent is an expression of autonomy, ensuring clients have the information needed to make voluntary, knowledgeable decisions about their care.
In care planning, what is the primary purpose of a problem list?
Answer: To systematically identify and prioritize issues that will guide intervention planning
A problem list organizes identified client needs and issues in a systematic way so that interventions can be appropriately prioritized and tracked.
A client's care plan includes an objective of 'walking 50 feet with a walker independently within 4 weeks.' This objective is best categorized as which type of goal?
Answer: Short-term functional goal
A specific, measurable, time-limited functional outcome like this is a short-term functional goal that targets a concrete physical ability within a defined period.
When integrating a client's cultural background into care planning, a care manager should primarily:
Answer: Adapt the care plan to align with the client's cultural values and health beliefs
Culturally competent care planning requires actively adapting interventions and communication to align with the client's own cultural values and health beliefs.
Which of the following best describes 'transitional care planning'?
Answer: Coordinating care and information transfer when a client moves between care settings
Transitional care planning specifically addresses the coordination, communication, and support needed when a client moves between settings such as hospital to home or SNF.
A care manager is working with a client who has both physical health needs and substance use disorder. What approach best reflects integrated care planning?
Answer: Develop a unified care plan that simultaneously addresses both conditions and their interactions
Integrated care planning treats co-occurring conditions holistically, recognizing that physical health and behavioral health issues are interconnected and must be addressed together.
When conducting a home environment assessment as part of care planning, the care manager finds loose rugs and poor lighting. These findings primarily relate to which care planning domain?
Answer: Safety and fall prevention
Environmental hazards like loose rugs and poor lighting are primary risk factors for falls and must be addressed in the safety component of the care plan.