On March 23, 2010, sweeping health care reforms were signed into law by President Obama. The primary goal of this new legislation is to
A) increase the quality of care that is provided in health care institutions.
B) abolish private health care insurance over the next several years.
C) implement health promotion and disease prevention programs.
D) ensure that all Americans have access to health care services.
D
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a. Regular breathing b. Occasional smiling c. Rapid eye movements d. Apneic pauses of less than 20 seconds
For many, developing assertiveness requires emotional growth in many areas, including
A. Self-awareness B. Motivation C. Self-confidence D. All of the above
There is a temporary agency registered nurse assigned to the nursing unit. You have no knowledge of this nurse's skills, and you want to assign the nurse to a patient who has a fresh tracheostomy. How should you handle this situation?
a. Assign the nurse to the patient with the tracheostomy and hope for the best. b. Ask the nurse about his or her competency to care for the patient with the tracheos-tomy. c. Assign the patient to another nurse and use the temporary agency nurse to do simple care tasks. d. Call the agency and ask for a nurse skilled in the care of a patient with a tracheosto-my.
If a newborn is following a normal development process, how much urine will be in the bladder when the child voids?
A) 3 mL B) 6 mL C) 15 mL D) 25 mL