agacnp study questions
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1. What legislation allowed nurse practitioners to be rec- Affordable Care Act
ognized Medicare providers in all geographical areas
with their own provider number?
2. A patient has fully recovered from septic shock due contacts the physician to
to bacteremia. The patient has been accepted to a determine the appropriate
long-term acute care facility for continuation of antibi- duration of antibiotic ther-
otic therapy. The infectious disease physician has not apy.
seen the patient in two days. The adult-gerontology
acute care nurse practitioner:
contacts the physician to determine the appropriate
duration of antibiotic therapy.
notifies medical staff services that the physician has
not seen the patient.
waits for the physician to come see the patient.
writes transfer orders for the patient.
3. A 70-year-old patient with a history of diabetes, hy- primary care provider
pertension, arthritis, and a new diagnosis of coronary
artery disease, is being discharged. The adult-geron-
tology acute care nurse practitioner teaches the pa-
tient that the first point of contact for health care
needs is the:
cardiologist.
endocrinologist.
primary care provider.
rheumatologist.
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_j5sevl
1. What legislation allowed nurse practitioners to be rec- Affordable Care Act
ognized Medicare providers in all geographical areas
with their own provider number?
2. A patient has fully recovered from septic shock due contacts the physician to
to bacteremia. The patient has been accepted to a determine the appropriate
long-term acute care facility for continuation of antibi- duration of antibiotic ther-
otic therapy. The infectious disease physician has not apy.
seen the patient in two days. The adult-gerontology
acute care nurse practitioner:
contacts the physician to determine the appropriate
duration of antibiotic therapy.
notifies medical staff services that the physician has
not seen the patient.
waits for the physician to come see the patient.
writes transfer orders for the patient.
3. A 70-year-old patient with a history of diabetes, hy- primary care provider
pertension, arthritis, and a new diagnosis of coronary
artery disease, is being discharged. The adult-geron-
tology acute care nurse practitioner teaches the pa-
tient that the first point of contact for health care
needs is the:
cardiologist.
endocrinologist.
primary care provider.
rheumatologist.
1/4
