What government resource is available to assist older adults to meet the cost of health care?
A. Preferred provider organizations
B. Health maintenance organizations
C. Medicare
D. Medicaid
C
Medicare is a federal insurance program designed to assist older adults to meet the cost of health care. Medicare provides health insurance to those aged 65 years or older and to qualified dis-abled people.
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The nurse appropriately delegates care to the UAP when she:
a. instructs the UAP to assess the patient's skin during a bath. b. instructs the UAP to reposition the patient using the trapeze. c. instructs the UAP to assess the patient's ability to perform range-of-motion exercises. d. instructs the UAP to notify the health care provider of any changes.
A patient who is pondering surgical repair of varicose veins asks the nurse how long the hospital stay would be. How should the nurse respond?
1. "The procedure is an inpatient procedure that requires an overnight stay.". 2. "The procedure is completed over several days, so you will return to the hospital every day until the process is complete.". 3. "Surgical repair of varicose veins is an outpatient procedure. There is no inpatient stay.". 4. "The procedure is complicated and will require at least 2 days in the hospital.".
Of the following nursing assessments, which should be reported to the primary care provider immediately by the nurse?
a. Bloody drainage from a patient with a hemothorax b. Subcutaneous emphysema is noted on assessment c. Bubbling in the water seal stops on a patient with a pneumothorax d. Over 300 mL of drainage has been collected in the system in the past hour
A patient is being switched from hydromorphone to methadone in an attempt to give the patient better pain control. How much should the dose of methadone be reduced when calculating the equianalgesic dose of the two drugs?
a. 0% c. 50% b. 20% d. 90%