A nurse is working with a patient who is well known to the public. Shortly before lunch, a news reporter walks into the nursing unit and begins questioning the nurse
The nurse knows that if she gives out patient information without the patient's consent, she would be failing to comply with which law?
a. Informed consent
b. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996
c. Hospital policy
d. Common law
ANS: B
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A. Change, change, and more change. B. Change and refreezing. C. Comfort, discomfort, and recomforting. D. Unfreezing, change, and refreezing.
The nurse is caring for two clients who both are in pain due to sickle cell anemia
One of the clients rates the pain as a 7 out of 10 (0 is no pain and 10 is the worst pain possible). This client is moving around easily and is eating well, but has asked for pain medicine. Which action by the nurse is the most appropriate? 1. Wait 30 minutes and see if the client is still requesting the pain medicine. 2. Administer half the ordered does of pain medication. 3. Administer the pain medication if it is has been longer than the ordered interval. 4. Notify the healthcare provider that the client is faking his pain.
The population health nurse visits a family in the community and becomes aware that the family is facing loss of their house because of the primary income earner's recent illness, which depleted the household income
. The nurse should intervene to aid the family by: 1. Referring them to their local church. 2. Contacting local social service agencies for emergency housing funds. 3. Finding employment for other family members. 4. Arranging for home health services for the primary income earner.
Research has shown that patient adherence to prescribed regimens is generally low, especially when the patient will have to follow the regimen for a long period of time. What is one diagnosis in which adherence rates are low?
A) Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) B) Sudden acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) C) Multiple sclerosis D) Beta hemolytic strep infection