Factors that influence health care costs include (select all that apply):
a. Technology and intensity
b. Demographics—the aging population
c. Chronic illness
d. Use of the health care system
A, B, C
All but the last option influence health care costs. The fact that individuals have, over time, con-sumed more health care is not an adequate explanation.
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Intracranial pressure monitoring can be a valuable diagnostic tool but also has significant complications. In what patient with a severe head injury would the nurse question the use of intracranial pressure monitoring?
A) Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3 B) Declared brain dead C) Subarachnoid hematoma D) Severe stroke
When evaluating an external monitor tracing of a woman in active labor, the nurse notes that the fetal heart rate (FHR) for five sequential contractions begins to decelerate late in the con-traction, with the nadir of the decelerations occurring
after the peak of the contraction. The nurse's first priority is to: 1. change the woman's position. 2. notify the care provider. 3. assist with amnioinfusion. 4. insert a scalp electrode.
A rural hospital administrator is resistant to creating a telehealth system because of its impact on finances. What response by the director of nursing, who thinks a system should be started as soon as possible, would be best?
a. Inform the administrator of research findings related to telehealth. b. Lobby federal lawmakers to require third-party funding for telehealth costs. c. Work with the administrator to find ways to make up the revenue shortfall. d. Write grants for funding to offset the costs of starting a telehealth system.
Which of these statements about health promotion and disease prevention for older adult clients is TRUE?
a. No special efforts are needed to alter lifestyle practices. b. It remains beneficial to teach components of healthy lifestyle and specific disease prevention. c. Monitoring of prescription medications complicates the health care routine. d. There are more specific interventions necessary for men than for women.