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1. A nurse is planning to collect a stool specimen for ova and parasites from a client who has diarrhea. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when collecting the specimen? A. Instruct the client to defecate into the toilet bowl -incorrect: The nurse should have the client defecate into a bedpan or a container for stool collection. The toilet water can dilute and contaminate the liquid specimen. B. Transfer the specimen to a sterile container -incorrect: The nurse should pla...

A 12-year-old child being evaluated in the pediatric intensive care unit displays the following ECG waveform. The team interprets this as which arrhythmia? Ans- second degree 2. Laboratory tests are ordered for a child who has been vomiting for 3 days and is diaphoretic, tachypneic, lethargic and pale. Which test would the provider use to determine the adequacy of oxygen delivery? Ans- Lactate 3. A 9-year-old patient is presenting with decreased breath sounds, bradycardia, slowed respir...

) A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following examples should the nurse include in the teaching? Select all that apply. a. Home health care b. Rehabilitation facilities c. Diagnostic centers d. Skilled nursing facilities d. Oncology centers A, B, D 2.) A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might have to a group of nursing students. Which of the following health care financing mechanisms are federal...

A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following examples should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.) a. Home health care b. Rehabilitation facilities c. Diagnostic centers d. Skilled nursing facilities e. Oncology centers 2. A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might have to a group of nurses. Which of the following health care financing mechanisms should the nurse include as fed...

a nurse is developing a plan of care for an older adult who is at risk for falls. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to include in the plan? (SATA) Lock beds and wheelchairs when not providing care Administer a sedative at bedtime Provide information about home safety checks Teach balance and strengthening exercises Place the bedside table within the clients reach; 2. a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has schizophrenia about thioridazine. Which of the follow...

1. The nurse explains that in the late 1960s, health care focus was aimed at the older adult because: a. disability was viewed as unavoidable. b. complications from disease increased mortality. c. older adults needs are similar to those of all adults. d. preventive health care practices increased longevity. ANS: D Increased preventive health care practices, disease control, and focus on wellness helped people live longer. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 2 OBJ: 2 TOP: Agi...

1. Which assessments of care providers are performed as part of the Value Based Purchasing initiative? Select all that apply. a. Appraising costs per case of care for Medicare patients b. Assessing patients’ satisfaction with hospital care c. Evaluating available evidence to guide clinical care guidelines d. Monitoring mortality rates of all patients with pneumonia e. Requiring advanced IT standards and minimum cash reserves ANS: A, B, D Value Based Purchasing looks at five domain are...

Score for this Exam: 200 out of 210 Question 1 7 / 7 pts (CO 1) The standards that an EHR must meet in order for providers to earn federal meaningful use (MU) incentives are specified by: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Correct! Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Affordable Care Act (ACA) Question 2 7 / 7 pts (CO 1) A registry is a: Database that captures and organizes data in one l...

(CO 1) The standards that an EHR must meet in order for providers to earn federal meaningful use (MU) incentives are specified by: Group of answer choices Affordable Care Act (ACA) American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Question 2 (CO 1) Which type of data is easy to process by a computer? Group of answer choices Image data Narrative data Discrete data Un...

 Question 1 1 out of 1 points E-mailing fraudulent claims from an office in Houston, Texas, to a Medicare facility in Washington, D.C., for medical care not actually performed would constitute what? Selected Answer: a. Wire fraud as well as a violation of the False Claims Act Response Feedback: Such interstate e-mailing of fradulent information would be wire fraud as well as a breach of the False Claims Act. Such a breach could be a civil as well as criminal case. Unbundling involve...

As a nurse manager, you observe a staff nurse who over the past few weeks has become withdrawn and has had several absences due to minor ailments. Your best action would be to: a. ask the nurse if she is okay during report. b. refer the nurse to the employee assistance program. c. ask the nurse to meet with you for a few minutes before she leaves for the day. d. write a note to the nurse advising her that her work attendance must improve. ANS: C Stress can lead to emotional symptoms such ...

How can I help you today? What is your name? Where are you? What time is it? What happened? Have you lost weight? Do you have pain in your abdomen? Do you have frothy urine? Has there been any changes in your nausea and/or vomiting over time? Do you have any other symptoms or concerns we should discuss? Are you taking any prescription medications? Can you tell me about any current or past medical problems you have had? What does your vomit look like? Have you been vomiting anything ...

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Which factor significantly contributed to the shift from home births to hospital births in the early 20th century? a. Puerperal sepsis was identified as a risk factor in labor and delivery. b. Forceps were developed to facilitate difficult births. c. The importance of early parental-infant contact was identified. d. Technologic developments became available to physicians. ANS: D Technologic developments were available to physicians, not lay midwives. So in-hospital births increased in or...

A nursing advisor is meeting with a student who is interested in earning her RN degree. She knows that licensed practical nurse/license vocational nurse (LPN/LVNs) who enter nursing school to become RNs come into the learning environment with prior knowledge and understanding. Which statement by the nursing advisor best describes her understanding of the effect experience may have on learning? a. “Experience may be a source of insight and motivation, or a barrier.” b. “Experience is ...

Question 1 See full question What is the nurse’s most important intervention for a client having a tonic-clonic seizure? You Selected:  Protect the client from further injury Correct response:  Protect the client from further injury Explanation: The priority during and after a seizure is to protect the person from injury by keeping them from falling to the floor. Furniture or other objects that be a source of injury during the seizure should be moved out of the client’s way. T...

As a nurse manager, you observe a staff nurse who over the past few weeks has become withdrawn and has had several absences due to minor ailments. Your best action would be to: a. ask the nurse if she is okay during report. b. refer the nurse to the employee assistance program. c. ask the nurse to meet with you for a few minutes before she leaves for the day. d. write a note to the nurse advising her that her work attendance must improve. ANS: C Stress can lead to emotional symptoms such ...

Question 1 S. is a 59-year-old female who has been followed for several years for aortic regurgitation. Serial echocardiography has demonstrated normal ventricular function, but the patient was lost to follow-up for the last 16 months and now presents complaining of activity intolerance and weight gain. Physical examination reveals a grade IV/VI diastolic aortic murmur and 2+ lower extremity edema to the midcalf. The AGACNP considers which of the following as the most appropriate managemen...

Q ANSWER: The AGACNP is reviewing a chart of a head-injured patient. Which of the following would alert the AGACNP for the possibility that the patient is over hydrated, thereby increasing the risk for increased intracranial pressure? A. BUN = 10 B. Shift output = 800 ml, shift input = 825 ml Unchanged weight C. Serum osmolality = 260 2. Q ANSWER: A patient who has been in the intensive care unit for 17 days develops hyponatremic hyperosmolality. The patient weighs 132 lb (59.9 kg), is...