The nurse is reviewing the terminally ill client's chart, and notes a referral for hospice care. Characteristics of hospice care include: Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Medicare pays an all-inclusive benefit related to the terminal illness or symptom management.
2. Care is delivered by an interdisciplinary team.
3. A nurse can make a referral for hospice care.
4. Clients can have Medicare claims denied if they live longer than 6 months.
5. Hospice care can be carried out in a variety of settings.
1,2,5
Rationale: Medicare pays an all-inclusive benefit that provides the client with durable medical equipment and all medication and treatment related to the terminal illness and symptom management.
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a. bright-red bleeding from the wound edges is seen. b. fascia or internal organs are visible. c. fecal material is draining from the wound site. d. large amounts of pus are draining.
A parent tells the school nurse that his child has had extensive hearing tests and has been found to have a sensorineural hearing loss. The nurse will respond to the parent based on the knowledge that this type of hearing loss:
a. can be helped by one or more of the four types of hearing aids available today b. has benefited in some cases by the relatively new technique of a cochlear implant c. has not been helped by hearing aids or other techniques d. is best adapted to by learning to speak sign language and attending a school for people who are deaf
The nurse is planning to assess a patient's endocrine system. What should the nurse expect to perform on this patient?
A. Palpation of the pancreas B. Palpation of the thyroid gland C. Palpation of the parathyroid glands D. Percussion of the adrenal glands