The "donut hole" in Medicare Part D:
1. Will be totally eliminated with the federal health-care reform enacted in 2010
2. Refers to the period of time when annual individual drug costs are between $250 and $2,250 per year and drug costs are covered 75%
3. Refers to the period between when the annual individual drug costs are $2,970 and $4,750 and the patient pays 52.5% of the costs of brand name drugs (2013)
4. Has no effect on whether patients continue to fill their prescriptions during the coverage gap
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a. High-fiber diet b. Diet low in animal fats and proteins c. Irish descent d. History of colonic polyps
Health care is one of the major stories in newspaper and television and a group of nurses are interested in how the economy impacts their nursing practice
The group critiques the relationship between contemporary economic trends and professional nursing practice and finds: a. the implementation of the DRG system led to the nursing shortage since cost of nursing care is not billed. b. nursing care is focused on technologically advanced acute care rather than preventive, patient-centered care. c. with pay for performance, nurses have a significant effect on the quality of patient outcomes by reducing errors and providing care based on best practices. d. economic issues have little or no impact on nursing practice.
The nurse has provided instructions to a pregnant client who is preparing to take iron supplements
The nurse determines that the client understands the instructions if the client states that she will take the supplements with which of the following? 1. Milk 2. Tea 3. Coffee 4. Orange juice
An ice bag should be filled three-quarters full
Indicate whether the statement is true or false