TIMBY’S FUNDAMENTAL NURSING SKILLS 13TH EDITION 2026
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ASSURED SUCCESS
Insurance exchanges
Platforms established since 2013 for uninsured individuals to
purchase health insurance.
Penalty for not purchasing health insurance
Starting in 2015, individuals who fail to purchase health
insurance are penalized on their income taxes.
Preexisting conditions
Provisions in the affordable care act prevent denial of
insurance to individuals with preexisting illnesses.
Young adult insurance coverage
The affordable care act allows young adults to remain on their
parents' insurance until age 26.
Extra tax on affluent individuals
Beginning in 2013, affluent individuals began paying an extra
3.8% tax on unearned income.
,Medicare program cost containment
Costs will be contained by reducing payments to hospitals and
health care providers.
National uninsured rate
The uninsured rate has fallen from 16% to 11% for people under
age 65 since the affordable care act.
Beneficiaries of affordable care act
People ages 18-34, blacks, hispanics, and those living in rural
areas have benefitted the most from the coverage.
Shift in nursing focus
The emphasis on prevention and coordinated care is expected
to shift nursing from hospitals to communities.
Primary nursing characteristics
Includes elimination of fragmentation of care, planning by one
nurse, and use of ancillary workers.
Standards of nursing practice
,Published by the american nurses association in 1991, these
standards set guidelines for safe nursing care delivery.
Legal scope of practice
The standards of nursing practice define the legal scope of
practice for nurses.
Legal requirements for clinical practice
The standards of nursing practice state the legal requirements
that nurses must follow in clinical settings.
Protection of stakeholders
The standards of nursing practice are designed to protect the
nurse, patient, and health care agency.
Regulation of nursing profession
The standards of nursing practice help regulate the nursing
profession.
Activities for nurses
The standards of nursing practice define the activities in which
nurses may engage.
, Standards of nursing practice
Define activities in which nurses may engage, set standards
for nursing care and delivery, and thereby protect the nurse,
patient, and health care agency.
Role of an lpn as a delegator
An example includes assigning patient care tasks to certified
nursing assistants.
Delegation under the scope of lpn practice
The assignment of a certified nursing assistant to certain
nursing care or other nonmedical staff to aspects of patient
care.
Civil war nursing education in the us
Students worked without pay, and education was achieved
through work with instruction done at the bedside by
physicians.
Capitated cost
The set fee that is paid to the network for each patient enrolled
to finance its services.
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ASSURED SUCCESS
Insurance exchanges
Platforms established since 2013 for uninsured individuals to
purchase health insurance.
Penalty for not purchasing health insurance
Starting in 2015, individuals who fail to purchase health
insurance are penalized on their income taxes.
Preexisting conditions
Provisions in the affordable care act prevent denial of
insurance to individuals with preexisting illnesses.
Young adult insurance coverage
The affordable care act allows young adults to remain on their
parents' insurance until age 26.
Extra tax on affluent individuals
Beginning in 2013, affluent individuals began paying an extra
3.8% tax on unearned income.
,Medicare program cost containment
Costs will be contained by reducing payments to hospitals and
health care providers.
National uninsured rate
The uninsured rate has fallen from 16% to 11% for people under
age 65 since the affordable care act.
Beneficiaries of affordable care act
People ages 18-34, blacks, hispanics, and those living in rural
areas have benefitted the most from the coverage.
Shift in nursing focus
The emphasis on prevention and coordinated care is expected
to shift nursing from hospitals to communities.
Primary nursing characteristics
Includes elimination of fragmentation of care, planning by one
nurse, and use of ancillary workers.
Standards of nursing practice
,Published by the american nurses association in 1991, these
standards set guidelines for safe nursing care delivery.
Legal scope of practice
The standards of nursing practice define the legal scope of
practice for nurses.
Legal requirements for clinical practice
The standards of nursing practice state the legal requirements
that nurses must follow in clinical settings.
Protection of stakeholders
The standards of nursing practice are designed to protect the
nurse, patient, and health care agency.
Regulation of nursing profession
The standards of nursing practice help regulate the nursing
profession.
Activities for nurses
The standards of nursing practice define the activities in which
nurses may engage.
, Standards of nursing practice
Define activities in which nurses may engage, set standards
for nursing care and delivery, and thereby protect the nurse,
patient, and health care agency.
Role of an lpn as a delegator
An example includes assigning patient care tasks to certified
nursing assistants.
Delegation under the scope of lpn practice
The assignment of a certified nursing assistant to certain
nursing care or other nonmedical staff to aspects of patient
care.
Civil war nursing education in the us
Students worked without pay, and education was achieved
through work with instruction done at the bedside by
physicians.
Capitated cost
The set fee that is paid to the network for each patient enrolled
to finance its services.
