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A 59-year-old patient is returning to the outpatient clinic for a follow up visit. The patient has a history of ulcerative colitis. The patient states he has been having "black stools" for the last 24 hours. Which of the following would be the most complete way for the nurse to document the patient's reason for seeking care? - ANSWER-J.M. is a 59-year-old patient here for having "black stools" for the past 24 hours. Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of ...

How does expectation of confidentiality vary across cultures? - ANSWER-Topics considered private as well as who has a right to certain info varies across culture. Levels of collectivism and individualism impact these. A person exhibiting signs and symptoms of Cerebrovascular Attacks (CVA) or Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) may be described as having _______? - ANSWER-Brain attack Dynamic Equivalence - ANSWER-thought for thought interpretation What philosophy is associated with being overly in...

Which of these actions is most likely to be permitted in dealing with a person with limited English proficiency? - ANSWER-Allowing a child to interpret in an emergency. Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act applies to - ANSWER-all health programs and activities administered by or receiving federal financial assistance from HHS. Under ACA Section 1557, a health plan - ANSWER-cannot deny coverage to LEP individuals and is required to provide language assistance to them, free of charge. Under ...

Mrs. Shields is covered by Original Medicare. She sustained a hip fracture and is being successfully treated for that condition. However, she and her physicians feel that after her lengthy hospital stay, she will need a month or two of nursing and rehabilitative care. What should you tell them about Original Medicare's coverage of care in a skilled nursing facility? - ANSWER-Medicare will cover Mrs. Shield's skilled nursing services provided during the first 20 days of her stay, after whic...

Mrs. Chen will be 65 soon, has been a citizen for twelve years, has been employed full time, and paid taxes during that entire period. She is concerned that she will not qualify for coverage under part A because she was not born in the United States. What should you tell her? - ANSWER-Most individuals who are citizens and age 65 or over are covered under Part A by virtue of having paid Medicare taxes while working, though some may be covered as a result of paying monthly premiums. Mr. Singh wou...

Mrs. Radford asks whether there are any special eligibility requirements for Medicare Advantage. What should you tell her? - ANSWER-Mrs. Radford must be entitled to Part A and enrolled in Part B to enroll in Medicare Advantage. Mr. Barker enjoys a comfortable retirement income. He recently had surgery and expected that he would have certain services and items covered by the plan with minimal out-of-pocket costs because his MA-PD coverage has been very good. However, when he received the bill, h...

Play soothing music to make sure the audience is calm - ANSWER-Make sure the audience has all of its basic needs met Which of the following are suggested as ways to get through to your audience? Choose all that apply. Make eye contact with your audience members Give frequent breaks so the audience can take care of their basic needs Pause to allow the audience time to digest what you've said Keep one hand in your pocket so that you look casual - ANSWER-Make eye contact with your...

- carryover effect (treatments may carryover into each other eg. if you drink a lil alcohol for one treatment it'll last for a while and might effect other treatments) how to resolve sequence effect - ANSWER-- random selection presentation - counter balancing subject effect - ANSWER-participants figure out the hypothesis and they intentially try and help support it pros of within-subject design - ANSWER-- more sensitive cause its a correlated groups design - reduced error variance - few...

Differences Between Correlational and Differential Studies - ANSWER-Correlational observes a relationship between two variables while differential observes a relationship between two variables based on two or more pre-established groups. Confounding Variables - ANSWER-Variables that vary along with the independent variable. A variable that is likely to have an unwanted effect on the dependent variable. How to deal with confounds in Correlational Research - ANSWER-Statistically control for effe...

What are some benefits to greater international trade for the US? - -every dollar we spend ends up somewhere (usually comes back to us in the form of foreign investment aka our debt) -productive employment: mutually beneficial deals that raise the total income -the idea that if you don't engage in these free trade deals, you'll get left behind What are some disadvantages to greater international trade for the US? - -forcing other states hands -race to the bottom: characterized by the...

D. CSF decreases, ICP increases, heart rate decreases, and blood pressure increases. - ANSWER-Question 6: C In a compensated state, CSF and blood volume decrease, while heart rate and blood pressure are still within normal range. 1. You are responding to a call for 25-year-old, fit and healthy female who fell off a mountain bike. Upon arrival, you find the patient walking around. She is alert but complaining of pain in her clavicle and on her right side when she inhales. You notice that her he...

As a home health care aide you are able to reinforce a dressing true or false? - ANSWER-True As a home health care aide you are able to, apply a hot pack true or false! - ANSWER-False As a home health care aide you are able to give a patient an enema true or false? - ANSWER-False As a home health care aide you are able to administer medication true or false ? - ANSWER-False As a home health care aide you are able to change sterile dressing true or false? - ANSWER-False As a home health care...

Mrs.Rand ,who has diabetes and takes insulin regularly ,tells the home health aide that she feels very nervous and jittery. What should the aide do immediately? - ANSWER-Give her a glass of orange juice. True or False: Always report pulse rate if the beats per minute are under 60 or over 100. - ANSWER-True True or False: The temperature of an unconscious patient should be taken orally since they are not moving about. - ANSWER-False True or False: Recording a patient's "TPR" or vital ...

b. Change his/her toileting routine each week c. Stay as physically active as he/she can - ANSWER-C 50./ If a client is on a special diet, you need to know: a. Whether the client's family likes the diet; b. What special foods or preparation is needed c. Whether the diet has worked for others - ANSWER-B 51./ A nutrition food label is used in meal planning and shopping to help you : a. Decide if you will like the taste of the food b. Compare and choose healthy foods c. Know if it i...

Defending against animals Deadly Force Triangle - ANSWER-Capability: Posses weapon or means to inflict death or serious bodily harm Opportunity: Within range of weapons or means Intent: Desire or demonstrated willingness to inflict death or serious bodily harm FPCON Normal - ANSWER-Applies when a general global threat of possible terrorist activity exists FPCON Alpha - ANSWER-Applies when there is an increased general threat of possible terrorist activity FPCON Bravo - ANSWER-Appli...

Rule 452: Collateral - ANSWER-- Must post the equivalent of total citations due - If unable at least $50.00 - No matter if defendant has no collateral they are still entitled to a hearing and all afforded rights - Issuing authority has authority to waive collateral for cause. Rule 453: Joinder of Offenses of Defendants - ANSWER-- More than one defendant issuing authority must accept one citation or complaint for each person charged. - Each matter shall proceed as a single case Trial in sum...

Community Policing empowers people to ______ - ANSWER-help It is often said police need more ____________ training - ANSWER-Ethical 4 Tough Ethical Challenges an Officer Faces - ANSWER-1. Honesty 2. Loyalty to the badge above all else 3. Avoid Arrogance 4. Avoid Callousness or Cynicism Character is ______ _______ - ANSWER-Moral Strength What are the consequences of misuse of police powers ? - ANSWER-1. Loss of public confidence 2. loss of public respect 3. unsuccessful prosecuti...

Police Department - ANSWER-A public agency having general police powers and charged with making arrests in connection with the enforcement of criminal or traffic laws. It includes the sheriff's office and university police. Police officer - ANSWER-An employee assigned to criminal or traffic law enforcement Commission members - ANSWER-20 members,etc (SEE PAGE 13 for remaining) PSP Commissioner is chairman, Attorney General police commisioner of a city of the first class. Commission po...

Dorsal Correct Ans - pertaining to the back Superficial Correct Ans - near the surface Deep Correct Ans - Away from the surface Proximal Correct Ans - Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk Distal Correct Ans - farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk transverse plane Correct Ans - horizontal division of the body into

The number of people that one person can supervise effectively is known as - ANSWER-span of control What do intermodal tanks look like? - ANSWER-Round horizontal tanks in a boxlike steel framework Which function should occur in the cold zone? - ANSWER-Personnel staging Are intermodal tanks pressurized or nonpressurized - ANSWER-They can be either pressurized it nonpressurized The concept of IDLH refers to - ANSWER-an immediate threat to life or interference with the ability to escape...