What does the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA, 2002) regulate?
A) Who empties the hospital waste
B) Privacy of information
C) How insurance information is obtained
D) Where a chart can be stored
B
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a. 42% b. 48% c. 55% d. 67%
The nurse caring for a client taking SSRIs will develop evaluation parameters and outcome criteria
related to a. mood improvement. b. logical thought processes. c. reduced levels of motor activity. d. increased extrapyramidal symptoms.
A patient is brought to the trauma center by ambulance after sustaining a high cervical spinal cord injury 1½ hours ago. What medication does the nurse know will be given to prevent further spinal cord damage?
A) Furosemide (Lasix) B) Methylprednisolone (Solu-Medrol) C) Cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) D) Hydralazine hydrochloride (Apresoline)
The nurse has conducted assessment of a patient who had surgery for a ruptured appendix 3 days ago. The patient complains of nausea, the abdomen is firm, and bowel sounds are rare in all quadrants
The nurse discusses these assessment findings with the health care provider due to concern regarding development of which condition? 1. Paralytic ileus 2. Dehydration 3. Intestinal obstruction 4. Hyperkalemia