The nurse clarifies that the Medicare criteria to qualify for rehabilitation services include that a client will
a. communicate adequately to be understood.
b. participate in 3 hours of therapy daily.
c. require three or more therapeutic modalities.
d. walk independently with crutches, cane, or walker.
A
Medicare criteria require that the client seeking rehabilitation services is able to participate in 3 hours of therapy daily and requires two or more therapeutic modalities in addition to rehabilita-tion medicine and nursing. Goals, such as for locomotion, are established by a transdisciplinary team and are individualized for each client.
You might also like to view...
A client has been diagnosed with polycythemia vera. Common treatment methods employed to treat this condition include
A) aggressive chemotherapy. B) hydroxyurea orally and periodic phlebotomy treatments. C) splenectomy. D) ticlopidine orally.
A client with a history of myocardial infarction calls the clinic to report the onset of a cough that is troublesome only at night. What action should the nurse take at this time?
A. Instruct the client to come to the clinic for evaluation. B. Instruct the client to increase fluid intake during waking hours. C. Instruct the client to use an over-the-counter cough suppressant before going to sleep. D. Instruct the client to use two pillows to facilitate drainage of postnasal secretions.
A cause of elevated bilirubin in a newborn is related to an abnormality in the pancreas
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A client asks the nurse why there aren't better drugs for HIV infection when so much money is spent on research. Which response should the nurse provide?
A. "Antiviral drugs are difficult to create." B. "Developing new drugs is difficult because the virus mutates so readily." C. "Developing new drugs is difficult because of the perception that AIDS is no longer a problem." D. "Developing new drugs is difficult because we still do not understand the virus."