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Which action would the nurse take to enhance effective patient care teaching on the day after a patient receives a colostomy? 1. Instruct the patient about complete care of the colostomy 2. Encourage the patient to look at and touch the colostomy stoma 3. Schedule a visit from a patient who has a colostomy and is successfully caring for it 4. Suggest that the patient involve family members in the care of the colostomy. - Correct 2. Encourage the patient to look at and touch the colostomy s...

Curative surgery - Correct to resolve a health problem by repairing or removing the cause. Elective surgery - Correct planned for correction of a non-acute problem Colostomy & nerve root resection are an example of a what type of surgery? - Correct Palliative surgery Cholecystectomy is an example of a what type of surgery? - Correct Curative surgery What type of anti-embolism stockings are needed for those with pulmonary embolism? - Correct pt needs *leg length* anti-embolism stockings (...

Achalasia (cardiospasm) - Correct failure of the lower esophagus sphincter muscle to relax bouginage - Correct A procedure involving the use of a bougie. A bougie is a thin cylinder of rubber, plastic, metal or another material that a physician inserts into or though a body passageway, such as the esophagus, to widen the passageway, guide another instrument into a passageway, or dislodge an object. Hering-Breuer reflex - Correct A procedure involving the use of a bougie. A bougie is a thi...

Which process involves transferring responsibility to multiple players, usually with varying degrees of education and experience, while retaining the ultimate accountability for providing the client care? a. Leadership b. Delegation c. Supervision d. Assignment - Correct B. Delegation *Delegation is a process of sharing the responsibility of client care. It involves the transfer of responsibility for the performance of an activity from one individual to another, with the delegator retai...

A patient with Parkinson's disease (PD) has bilateral limb involvement, masklike face, and slow, shuffling gait. Which stage of Parkinson's disease does the nurse suspect in this patient? - Correct Mild Stage The nurse's friend fears that his mother is getting old, saying that she is becoming extremely forgetful and disoriented and is beginning to wander. What is the nurse's best response? - Correct "Have you taken her for a check-up?" A patient with Alzheimer's disease is independe...

The basic structure of a typical healthcare organization resembles a a. Circle b. Pentagon c. Pyramid d. Straight line - Correct b. Pyramid The most primary overriding concern of any security department should be a. Its image b. The safety and well-being of anyone in the facility c. The goals and mission if the entity employing the security services d. Cost-effectiveness - Correct b. The safety and well-being of anyone in the facility Which accreditation body provides standards to addr...

Abstractor - Correct hospital employee who converts documented procedurs and diangoses into medical codes Abuse - Correct coding practices that lead to improper reimbursement by error because they do not meet medical necessity, ex. changing diagnosis to be covered by insurance Accreditation - Correct an examination process the healthcare facility goes through to evaluate the facilities policies, procedures, and performance to meet higher standards. Accredited - Correct Having seal of app...

46 year-old female had a previous biopsy that indicated positive malignant margins anteriorly on the right side of her neck. A 0.5 cm margin was drawn out and a 15 blade scalpel was used for full excision of an 8 cm lesion. Layered closure was performed after the removal. The specimen was sent for permanent histopathologic examination. What are the CPT® code(s) for this procedure? A. 11626 B. 11626, 12004-51 C. 11626, 12044-51 D. 11626, 13132-51, 13133 - Correct C. 11626,12044-51 Accor...

Surgical removal - Correct The suffix -ectomy means Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Correct MRI stands for The removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries - Correct The term "SalpingoOophorectomy" refers to Freezing - Correct Cryopreservation is a means of preserving something through Paracentesis - Correct Which of the following describes the removal of fluid from a body cavity Gastrotomy - Correct If a surgeon cuts into a patient's stomach he has performed a Muscle - Correct In the medic...

You are educating clinical managers in your healthcare facility on how to identify appropriate events for conducting a Root Cause Analysis. Which event provides the best opportunity for an RCA? - a. A post-op patient removes his own IV causing a skin tear from the tape b. A patient with no known allergies experiences an anaphylactic reaction to an antibiotic requiring transfer to ICU. c. The biopsy samples from a colonoscopy are never received by pathology after the procedure d. There ha...

Which of the following inspections involves checking for air, water or ground pollution? - Correct Environmental Inspection OSHA standards set the maximum requirement; supply chain logistics facilities may NOT use additional guidelines from other government agencies or industry organizations - Correct False OSHA sets only the minimum requirements. Which of the following best describes the financial aids employers are required to provide to workers who are injured on the job? - Correct Work...

Audit - Correct An objective comparison of actions to policies and plans. Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) System - Correct A transportation network that automatically routes one or more material handling devices, such as carts or pallet trucks, and positions them at predetermined destinations without operator intervention. Bar code - Correct A series of alternating bars and spaces printed or stamped on parts, containers, labels, or other media, representing encoded information that can be ...

2 years - Correct How long must a foreign trained dentist spend in dental school? Any and all as long as there is a post-test and certificate of completion - Correct How many of the 15 CE hours are allowed to be obtained online? practice management must be related to patient care - Correct Which of the following courses are not acceptable for CE? retired dentists (0hrs) - exempted from all CE and CPR semi-retired class I dentist (<250hrs) - exempted from all CE but must retain CPR

Procrastination - Correct Putting off until tomorrow what can be accomplished today is known as: Authority - Correct When an individual is cited or appealed to as an expert and has the power to influence or command thought, opinion, or behavior, the individual is considered to be a(n) U-Shaped table arrangement - Correct The classroom arrangement that is effective for learner-centered education and can accommodate the use of projected visual aids is the chevron style arrangement - Correc...

Position Role-Playing - Correct The learner plays the part of a particular position (such as any practitioner, manager, or educator), rather than the part of a specific individual. Character Role-Playing - Correct The learner plays the part of a specific person and acts as that person would in the given situation. Role-Reversal Role-Playing - Correct Learners assume the roles of other persons with whom they interact on a regular basis. Window Paning - Correct The process of transferring k...

What always stays constant regardless of where you work? - Correct Change What is the goal of managed care system? - Correct To control coast Which category in the instruction's organizational chart best describes line officer's position? - Correct Employees What is the most important factor in being a security supervisor? - Correct Honesty and Integrity Who makes most of the critical security decisions in the organization? - Correct Security Supervisor What are the two distinct sides ...

A patient is found unresponsive in his small bathroom. He is not breathing and is sitting in the corner. Two EMTs are able to reach him, but they are unable to stand side by side. He appears to weigh about 150 pounds and there is no evidence that he has been injured. Which of the following would be the quickest and MOST practical way of moving him out of the bathroom? A) Extremity lift B) Long backboard C) Direct ground lift D) Stair chair device - Correct A) Extremity lift When moving ...

When using PCR for research or quality assurance. What should you delete? Pt's name/ emt's name/ response times/ treatments rendered - Correct PTS name 6 yo child fell at the park. No adult around. Type of consent? Implied/ legal/ expressed/ pediatric - Correct Implied First to arrive. Using START, you should identify pts who? Ambulatory/ deceased/ unresponsive/ breathing - Correct Ambulatory Partner comes to work dirty and leaves trash. Best describe these actions? Unethical/ unprofes...

Time, distance, and shielding - Correct When dealing with radioactive hazards, how to minimize contamination? Health and fire/explosion - Correct Two types of hazards in ERG? Protective actions - Correct The steps that are taken to preserve the health and safety of emergency responders and the public during an incident involving releases of hazardous materials are called: Recognizing the presence of hazardous materials - Correct The most important part of assessment is: True - Correct Se...

Disclosure of Confidential Information - Correct A licensee, registrant, or certificate holder shall not disclose, without the consent of the client, any confidential communications made by the client, or advice given to the client, in the course of professional employment. A licensee's, registrant's, or certificate holder's employee or associate, whether clerical or professional, shall not disclose any knowledge of the communications acquired in that capacity. Any person who has partic...