All Solved Correct 2025.
First nurse epidemiologist - Answer Florence Nightingale
How the nurse determines scope of practice and rules/regs governing nursing - Answer ANA
standards of nursing practice and ANA standards of professional performance
What degrees are needed for entry into practice and if you specialize? - Answer RN- associate
or baccalaureate degree (must pass NCLEX)
NP- masters degree
Clinical nurse specialist- APRN who is an expert clinician in a specialized area of practice
Managed care - Answer focus is on health maintenance, primary care. All care is provided by a
primary care physician
Referral is needed for access to specialist and hospitalization
Private insurance - Answer Policies are usually expensive
A good policy has a minimum waiting period for eligibility; payment for skilled nursing,
intermediate, or custodial care and home care
Medicare - Answer People 65 & older
Part A provides basic protection for medical, surgical, and psychiatric care costs
Part B is voluntary medical insurance (covers physician, certain other specified health
professional services, and certain out patient services
, Medicaid - Answer Federally funded that provides:
health insurance to low income families
health assistance to low income people with long term care
supplemental coverage and LTC assistance to older adults and Medicare beneficiaries in nursing
homes
Primary Care (Health Promotion) - Answer Prenatal and well-baby care
Nutrition counseling
Family planning
Exercise classes
Preventative Care - Answer Blood pressure and cancer screenings
Immunizations
Mental health counseling and crisis prevention
Community legislation (seat belts, air bags, bike helmets)
Secondary Acute care - Answer Emergency care
Acute medical-surgical care
Radiological procedures for acute problems (x-rays, CT scans)