A community/public health nurse is caring for a client who has a health insurance plan which offers a looser organizational structure and has no requirement for primary care physician approval before seeing a specialist. Which type of health insurance doe
this client most likely have?
a. Health care network
b. Health maintenance organization
c. Point of service plan
d. Preferred provider organization
ANS: D
You might also like to view...
The nurse, during the admission process, finds the client has brought his watch and wallet with him. The best action by the nurse is which of the following?
1. Send the valuables home with the family. 2. Place the valuables in the bedside table. 3. Lock the valuable in a drawer at the nurse's station. 4. Make a list of the items, including descriptions, and place the list in the chart.
What is the classification for the Jackson-Pratt drainage removal system?
a. Sterile drainage system b. Closed drainage system c. Open drainage system d. Self-measuring drainage system
The burned client is ordered to receive intravenous cimetidine, an H2 histamine blocking agent, during the emergent phase. When the client's family asks why this drug is being given, what is the nurse's best response?
A. "To increase the urine output and prevent kidney damage." B. "To stimulate intestinal movement and prevent abdominal bloating." C. "To decrease hydrochloric acid production in the stomach and prevent ulcers." D. "To inhibit loss of fluid from the circulatory system and prevent hypovolemic shock."
A nurse is administering a medication to a patient for acute pain. Of the various routes for drug administration, which would be chosen because it is absorbed more rapidly?
A) injected medications C) topical skin medications B) liquid oral medications D) oral-coated medications