In the past, health care organizations viewed nursing services as primarily a(n) ____
a. Acute care asset
b. Expense
c. Reimbursement tool
d. Revenue generator
B
Under the popular fee-for-service reimbursement system, nursing was seen as a cost, not a reve-nue generator.
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a. Stools may be green and test falsely negative for occult blood. b. Stools may be black and test falsely positive for occult blood. c. Stools may be dark red and test falsely positive for occult blood. d. Stools may be dark brown or black and test falsely negative for occult blood.
Central tendency indexes are all of the following except which of the following statements?
a. They are descriptive statistics. b. They summarize how dispersed a set of scores is. c. They provide information about a value around which scores cluster. d. They are appropriate for interval- and ratio-level measures.
The nurse is caring for a family with a 3-year-old child who has autism disorders. When developing the teaching plan for the parents, which of the following would the nurse most likely include?
A) The child is at higher risk for seizure disorders as well. B) The child's IQ will typically be higher than that of other children. C) Dyslexia also may be a comorbid condition. D) A structured physical environment is an important aspect.
A patient looks up the drug he is taking in a drug guide. The patient asks the nurse why the physician prescribed a medication that has a lethal dose measure. What is the best response by the nurse?
1. "It just refers to what is done in research; it is not used by doctors prescribing drugs." 2. "It is a value determined during research, which helps to determine the safe dose to give." 3. "All that means is that the drug could be lethal, but I will watch you for side effects." 4. "Don't worry about that, I'll have your doctor explain it to you."