Which of the following organizations cannot perform accreditation and establish standards for health care delivery in the United States?
1. The Joint Commission
2. Commission for Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
3. Nursing Administrative Quarterly (NAQ)
4. The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
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Rationale: The Joint Commission performs accreditation and establishes standards for health care delivery in the United States.
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A client with an overactive bladder has been prescribed solifenacin by the physician. The client is also taking digoxin for the treatment of a cardiac condition
The nurse should monitor the client for an increase in which of the following resulting from the interaction of these two drugs? A) Increased neuromuscular blocking effect B) Increased effectiveness of digoxin C) Increased serum levels of digoxin D) Increased effectiveness of solifenacin
While gathering a baseline history about a patient, a nurse is told by a team social worker that the patient "acts weird and has bad hygiene.". The nurse's responsibility is to:
a. accept the data without question. b. form impressions based on data personally gathered. c. document the impression of the team social worker. d. discuss the social worker's impression with the patient.
A child is not enrolled in the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). What should the nurse do to encourage the family to consider enrolling the child in this program?
1. Assessment of the details of the family's income and expenditures 2. Case management to limit costly, unnecessary duplication of services 3. Advocacy for the child by encouraging the family to investigate its CHIP eligibility 4. Education of the family about the need for keeping regular well-child visit appointments
After an authorized practitioner writes a verbal order, according to TJC guidelines, the next step is to ________ the order.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).