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container. A dirty needle is suspected. The nurse
APEA 3P EXAM PREP7 ETHICS PROFESSIONAL
practitioner:
ISSUES QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
Should administer a tetanus injection only since the patient
ANSWERS WITH EXPANATIONS
has no medical insurance.
Should prescribe appropriate medications for HIV exposure
An older adult male with moderately severe dementia even though the nurse practitioner knows the patient can’t
presents with his caregiver daughter. His BMI is 18. His afford them.
clothes have food stains on them and he looks as though he
Should not mention the possibility of HIV exposure from a
hasn’t been bathed in days. How should the nurse
dirty needle to the patient.
practitioner handle this?
Can offer to buy the HIV medications for $50 with their
The NP should comment to the daughter
professional discount at the pharmacy next door.
about his poor care. The standard of care followed by the nurse practitioner
should not depend on whether the patient has insurance or
The NP should report this as potential elder not. It is unethical to not properly inform the patient of risks
he may have been exposed to from the puncture wound.
abuse. Offering to buy the medications for the patient is noble but is
not a sustainable practice. The nurse practitioner should
The patient should be asked about his care.
prescribe the medications as for anyone with possible HIV
The daughter should be asked about the type of care he exposure and refer to social services or a community referral
receives. agency that can help this patient acquire the appropriate
This patient presents as though he is being poorly cared for medications.
and mistreated. This occurs in about 3-8% of the adult A nurse practitioner is working in a minor care clinic. She
population in the United States. There is no evidence that the realizes that a patient with a minor laceration does not have
patient has been physically abused, but he obviously suffers insurance and is using his brother’s insurance information
from neglect. This is a form of elder abuse, just as physical, today so that his visit will be covered. How should she
sexual, psychological, or financial abuse is. Older adults with proceed?
dementia often suffer abuse most frequently.
She should let him know that she knows
A nurse practitioner is working in a minor care area of an
emergency department. An illegal immigrant has a puncture what he is doing. She should ignore this
wound caused by an unknown sharp object in a trash
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and proceed to suture his wound. these should be reported separately.
She should let the clinic's business office know
what is happening. A nurse practitioner has agreed to participate in the
Medicare health insurance program. Medicare paid 80%
She should not suture his wound and ask him to of the charges billed for a clinic visit. What can be done
about the other 20% that is owed?
leave.
The NP can bill the patient for a percentage of
The nurse practitioner cannot ignore the fact that this patient
is attempting to defraud the clinic and insurance company in the remainder.
order to receive free care. If she does not let the business
office know, she is a party to the fraud. She should let the The NP is prohibited from billing the patient.
business office know what is happening and have the patient
present documents verifying that he is who he states that he is. The NP can collect 90% if billed
If he cannot, he can still receive care if he is willing to pay for
incident to the MD. The NP can
it. An alternative care site should be offered to him.
Which study listed below is considered an resubmit the bill for additional
experimental study? Case series payment.
The NP is a “participating” provider because he agreed to
Cross-sectional
accept assignments. An assignment is an agreement between
study Cohort Medicare and the NP to accept the Medicare Approved
Amount (MAA) as payment in full and not charge Medicare
study recipients a higher rate. The NP can bill the patient for a
percentage of the remaining bill that was not paid by
Meta-analysis
Medicare. The NP may opt out of participating. The NP can be
Observational studies are studies in which subjects are reimbursed 100% if billed incident to the MD.
observed. No intervention takes place with them. Examples
of these are found in the first three choices. A meta-analysis The name given to subjects in a research study who do not
have the disease or condition being studied, but who are
takes published information from other studies and
combines the information to arrive at a conclusion. included in the study for comparison are:
Although a meta-analysis can use observational studies, studied subjects.
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container. A dirty needle is suspected. The nurse
APEA 3P EXAM PREP7 ETHICS PROFESSIONAL
practitioner:
ISSUES QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
Should administer a tetanus injection only since the patient
ANSWERS WITH EXPANATIONS
has no medical insurance.
Should prescribe appropriate medications for HIV exposure
An older adult male with moderately severe dementia even though the nurse practitioner knows the patient can’t
presents with his caregiver daughter. His BMI is 18. His afford them.
clothes have food stains on them and he looks as though he
Should not mention the possibility of HIV exposure from a
hasn’t been bathed in days. How should the nurse
dirty needle to the patient.
practitioner handle this?
Can offer to buy the HIV medications for $50 with their
The NP should comment to the daughter
professional discount at the pharmacy next door.
about his poor care. The standard of care followed by the nurse practitioner
should not depend on whether the patient has insurance or
The NP should report this as potential elder not. It is unethical to not properly inform the patient of risks
he may have been exposed to from the puncture wound.
abuse. Offering to buy the medications for the patient is noble but is
not a sustainable practice. The nurse practitioner should
The patient should be asked about his care.
prescribe the medications as for anyone with possible HIV
The daughter should be asked about the type of care he exposure and refer to social services or a community referral
receives. agency that can help this patient acquire the appropriate
This patient presents as though he is being poorly cared for medications.
and mistreated. This occurs in about 3-8% of the adult A nurse practitioner is working in a minor care clinic. She
population in the United States. There is no evidence that the realizes that a patient with a minor laceration does not have
patient has been physically abused, but he obviously suffers insurance and is using his brother’s insurance information
from neglect. This is a form of elder abuse, just as physical, today so that his visit will be covered. How should she
sexual, psychological, or financial abuse is. Older adults with proceed?
dementia often suffer abuse most frequently.
She should let him know that she knows
A nurse practitioner is working in a minor care area of an
emergency department. An illegal immigrant has a puncture what he is doing. She should ignore this
wound caused by an unknown sharp object in a trash
about:blank 1/26 about:blank 2/26
, 3/12/24, 5:00 PM APEA 3P EXAM PREP7 Ethics Professional Issues Questions AND 100% V… 3/12/24, 5:00 PM APEA 3P EXAM PREP7 Ethics Professional Issues Questions AND 100% V…
and proceed to suture his wound. these should be reported separately.
She should let the clinic's business office know
what is happening. A nurse practitioner has agreed to participate in the
Medicare health insurance program. Medicare paid 80%
She should not suture his wound and ask him to of the charges billed for a clinic visit. What can be done
about the other 20% that is owed?
leave.
The NP can bill the patient for a percentage of
The nurse practitioner cannot ignore the fact that this patient
is attempting to defraud the clinic and insurance company in the remainder.
order to receive free care. If she does not let the business
office know, she is a party to the fraud. She should let the The NP is prohibited from billing the patient.
business office know what is happening and have the patient
present documents verifying that he is who he states that he is. The NP can collect 90% if billed
If he cannot, he can still receive care if he is willing to pay for
incident to the MD. The NP can
it. An alternative care site should be offered to him.
Which study listed below is considered an resubmit the bill for additional
experimental study? Case series payment.
The NP is a “participating” provider because he agreed to
Cross-sectional
accept assignments. An assignment is an agreement between
study Cohort Medicare and the NP to accept the Medicare Approved
Amount (MAA) as payment in full and not charge Medicare
study recipients a higher rate. The NP can bill the patient for a
percentage of the remaining bill that was not paid by
Meta-analysis
Medicare. The NP may opt out of participating. The NP can be
Observational studies are studies in which subjects are reimbursed 100% if billed incident to the MD.
observed. No intervention takes place with them. Examples
of these are found in the first three choices. A meta-analysis The name given to subjects in a research study who do not
have the disease or condition being studied, but who are
takes published information from other studies and
combines the information to arrive at a conclusion. included in the study for comparison are:
Although a meta-analysis can use observational studies, studied subjects.
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