An employee is able to receive health insurance from a former employer after changing jobs because of the:
a. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
b. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
c. Balanced Budget Act of 1997
d. Social Security Act
A
HIPAA is a federal intervention to protect health insurance coverage for workers and families following a job change or loss.
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A nurse is assisting a physician who is preparing to suture a superficial laceration on a patient's leg. The physician asks the nurse to draw up lidocaine with epinephrine. The nurse understands that epinephrine is used with the lidocaine to:
a. allow more systemic absorption to speed up metabolism of the lidocaine. b. increase the rate of absorption of the lido-caine. c. improve perfusion by increasing blood flow to the area. d. prolong anesthetic effects and reduce the risk of systemic toxicity from lidocaine.
A subculture is a large aggregate that shares characteristics that are not common to all members of the culture and that define a subgroup. An example of a U.S. subculture based on religion would be
1. Amish. 2. Hispanics. 3. Kurdish refugees. 4. Migrant farm workers.
The nurse is working with a group of elderly clients who are being treated for major depression. The nurse's first goal is to
A. Increase compliance with medications. B. Reduce suicide risk. C. Improve quality of life. D. Improve level of function.
On arrival in the emergency department, a patient who was in a motor vehicle accident is reported to be apprehensive, confused, hypotensive, tachycardic, and oliguric, with cool and clammy skin. What should the nurse do first?
a. Perform a rapid head-to-toe assessment. b. Obtain patient's medical history from family. c. Cover patient with warm blankets. d. Reorient the patient to person, place, and time.