The student learning about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) understands the three entities that were created to oversee and evaluate the quality of care and cost of the health care system
Which entities are involved in this process? (Select all that apply.)
a. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
b. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
c. Children's Health Insurance Program
d. Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
e. The Independent Payment Advisory Board
A, D, E
The ACA established three entities to oversee and evaluate the quality of care and cost of health care. They include the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, and the Independent Payment Advisory Board. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Children's Health Insurance Program are not included in this list.
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The nursing student is taking blood pressures at a health-screening fair in the local mall. A 26-year-old woman who is seven months pregnant has a blood pressure reading of 146/99. Which of the following actions does the nursing student take?
1. Tell the client that she has a normal blood pressure. 2. Call 911 for an ambulance because the blood pressure is dangerously high. 3. Advise the client to notify her physician immediately of the results. 4. Advise the woman to go home, rest, and put her feet up.
The nurse checks what other medications the patient is taking before instructing him about the antiretroviral he is started on. This is necessary for which reason?
a. The antiretroviral and other medications must be taken together. b. The antiretroviral should be taken alone and not with other medications. c. The antiretroviral and other medications must be taken with milk. d. The antiretroviral should be taken with water 30 minutes before eating.
Before invasive procedures, clients with valvular disease are usually prescribed antibiotics. The nurse understands the reason for this preventative action is to avoid which of the following complications?
A) Infective endocarditis B) Rheumatic heart disease C) Congestive failure D) Septic shock
The following information is best placed in which category? “The patient has had three cesarean sections.”
A) Adult illnesses B) Surgeries C) Obstetrics/gynecology D) Psychiatric