A patient on Medicaid is admitted to the hospital. The nurse realizes this health plan
a. is for patients with end-stage renal disease
b. services individuals who are medically indigent
c. is a federally-funded program
d. covers inpatient services only
B
Medicaid is a shared venture between the federal and state governments. It serves individuals who are medically indigent. Medicaid covers services such as rural health clinic visits.
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The use of electronic health records:
a. improves patient health status. b. requires a keyboard to enter data. c. has not been shown to reduce medication errors. d. requires increased storage space.
A client has taken a number of conventional and standard antipsychotic drugs over the years. The
physician, concerned about the client's lack of response to these drugs and the development of tardive dyskinesia, has prescribed risperidone. The nurse planning care for the client must consider that atypical antipsychotics a. are more readily available. b. are of higher potency. c. are less costly. d. produce fewer motor side effects.
Which of the statements is true, relative to error? (Select all that apply.)
a. True score plus error score equals observed score. b. Random error of measurement increases the mean. c. The mean of the true measurements is equal to the mean of the observed measurements when there is no systematic error. d. No measurement of anything is ever correct. e. Measurement error always exists, if a straightforward measurement like counting is made often enough and by enough people.
The nurse is reviewing the medical records of several clients. Which client would the nurse expect to have an increased risk for developing osteoporosis?
A) A woman of African American descent B) A woman who plays tennis twice a week C) A thin woman with small bones D) A woman who drinks one cup of coffee a day