One of the eligibility criteria for Medicare coverage of home care is that the service be considered skilled. To be skilled, service must be under the supervision of any one of the following except
A. Physician.
B. Registered Nurse.
C. Physical Therapist.
D. Speech Therapist.
A
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A. Chlorpromazine B. Chlordiazepoxide C. Disulfiram D. Risperidone
The day following surgery, the nurse notes bloody drainage on the dressing. The nurse will record this drainage as:
a. serosanguineous. b. sanguineous. c. serous. d. purulent.
Knowledge discovery in databases offers the health care team trended patterns that can be transformed into useful data. Which nursing role can best benefit from knowledge discovery as it pertains to evidence-based practice?
1. The nurse as administrator 2. The nurse as educator 3. The nurse as researcher 4. The nurse at point of care
A nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about cancer treatment. Which statement by the student indicates an understanding of the characteristics of cancer cells?
a. "Cancer cells are characterized by unrestrained growth and division." b. "Division of cancer cells is characteristically rapid." c. "Malignant cells of solid tumors do not invade other tissues." d. "Telomerase is an enzyme produced by cancer cells that promotes metastases."