A 70-year-old patient tells the nurse, "I can't go to the hospital for treatment because I have no
hospital insurance. My Social Security and my pension pay my living expenses, but I don't have
any savings." The nurse's response should be focused on
- investigating which hospitals provide free care for indigent patients.
- providing information about Medicare.
- exploring the patient's ability to purchase group health insurance.
- explaining the provisions of Medicaid. - Answers providing information about Medicare.
It is important to provide information that older adults, regardless of income, can receive federal
payment for hospital and physician services through Medicare. There is not a clear need to
provide information about Medicaid. It's too late to secure group health insurance for this
identified health care need. In addition, health insurance companies often refuse payment for
treatment of preexisting conditions. Exploring the patient's ability to purchase group health
insurance should not be the initial focus.
A complaint ahs been filed against Nurse A. What is involved in the proceeding?
- An investigation as to the facts of the complaint
- Decides if a complaint is valid
- A process of filing paperwork alleging a violation of the Nurse Practice Act has occurred
- After an investigation the nurse, responsent, is given an opportunity to present their side of the
story - Answers After an investigation the nurse, responsent, is given an opportunity to present
, their side of the story
If disciplinary action is warranted, the BON can takevarious actions with public safety as a
priority. TheBON's goal is to investigate the complaint, handle theissue in a fair and appropriate
manner, take the bestcourse of action to protect the public, and ultimatelyprevent further
incidents.The nurse (respondent) is given an opportunity torespond to the allegations and
present his/her side ofthe story. BONs vary in the methods used to obtain thenurse's
perspective on what happened
A first-postoperative-day patient received pain medication 6 hours ago. He states he is not
experiencing pain but refuses to deep breathe and ambulate as ordered. The nursing student
caring for him consults her instructor, asking whether it might be advisable to administer pain
medication. The student is using
- the right brain hemisphere.
- the intrapersonal learning style.
- linguistic memory.
- critical thinking. - Answers critical thinking.
The student has questioned the reason for the patient's refusal to deep breathe and ambulate
and has suggested that a possible cause may be the presence of discomfort that could be
relieved by medication. This qualifies as critical thinking. The action described is not a good
example of right brain hemisphere use or use of the intrapersonal learning style, and it is not
related to linguistics.
A lumbar puncture was performed on a patient without a signed informed consent form. This
patient might sue for:
- assault.
- civil battery.