A nurse is completing an integumentary assessment on a patient. Which of the following specific techniques is part of this assessment? Select all that apply
A) Auscultation
B) Tapping
C) Palpation
D) Comparison
E) Identification
F) Inspection
C, F
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If not at a meeting or giving an educational program, which of the following best describes why an occupational health nurse (OHN) would be absent from the health station during the nurse's employment hours?
a. The nurse is reviewing position descriptions in the main company office. b. The nurse is in the management office to use the company computer. c. The nurse planned a walk-through of the workplace. d. The nurse is taking a quick bathroom break.
A nurse who provides care in a postsurgical care unit of a hospital is aware that reimbursement to the hospital for Medicare patients is based on diagnosis-related groups (DRGs). How are DRGs used to determine reimbursement for Medicare patients?
A) Hospitals receive payment at a fixed rate for patients with diagnoses that fall into a specific DRG. B) Medicare patients match the hospital's reimbursement from Medicare at a dollar-for-dollar rate. C) A Medicare patient's minimum levels of care are established by the DRG that best relates to the patient's care needs. D) Hospitals do not receive reimbursement if it can be demonstrated that a patient falls within a DRG.
The location of the prostate gland is best described in which statement?
a. It lines the inner walls of the lower third of the bladder. b. It encircles the spermatic cord. c. It lies just below the bladder and encircles the urethra like a doughnut. d. It encircles the vas deferens.
The nurse documents signs of Wernicke's encephalopathy in a patient with long-term alcoholism. These signs include (select all that apply):
1. confabulation. 2. ataxia. 3. delirium. 4. decreasing level of consciousness. 5. projectile vomiting.