ATI RN health policy assessment questions and answers with solutions 2024/25

A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about an OSHA standard that is engineer controlled to minimize needlestick injuries. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching? - ANSWER "Needleless IV tubing for IV infusions is an example of an OSHA standard that is engineer controlled." Needleless IV systems are considered by OSHA to be an engineered control for facilities to use. These systems minimize the risk of exposure to sharps due to no needles being required to access the IV tubing. A nurse in a provider's office is completing an admission history for a client. The client tells the nurse that they have not had their annual mammogram screening because their insurance plan does not include that test. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? - ANSWER "The Affordable Care Act requires all insurance plans to offer preventive services such as mammogram screenings." This statement helps to inform the client regarding their insurance and the essential benefits that should be included in all insurance plans by law under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It also helps inform the client that mammogram screening is a preventive measure. A nurse has completed administering a controlled substance to a client. There is 1 mL of the medication left in the syringe. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to dispose of the unused medication? - ANSWER Have a second nurse witness the disposal of the client's unused medication. Controlled substances should be disposed of properly. According to the Controlled Substance Act, one of the safety measures is to have a second nurse witness the proper disposal of the remaining unused portion of medication. Proper disposal consists of both nurses witnessing and documenting disposal of the unused medication down the sink or flushed in a toilet per the policy of the facility A nurse is caring for a client whose neighbor works on another unit. The neighbor calls the unit and asks the client's nurse, "What happened to the client?" Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - ANSWER Tell the neighbor they cannot give them that information. The client's nurse should inform the neighbor that according to Health Insurance Portability and Accountabilit