A patient tells the nurse that his health plan is an HMO. In which decade did health care start to focus on health maintenance?
a. 1950s c. 1970s
b. 1960s d. 1980s
C
The Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973 provided an alternative to the private health insurance industry. HMOs provided cost-effective services, used primary health care, and focused on preventive services and education.
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The nurse is caring for a pediatric client who is dying. The best way to provide care and comfort to dying clients and their families is to first do which of the following?
A) A workshop on caring for the dying client B) Use evidence-based practice in daily care regimen. C) Explore own feelings on mortality and death and dying. D) Participate in a support group to learn clients' feeling on care.
When teaching a community health program about benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), which information should the nurse include?
A) Half of all men experience BPH by age 50. B) African American men develop BPH symptoms earlier than Caucasian men. C) Asian men develop symptoms of BPH earlier than Caucasian men. D) Latino men develop BPH symptoms later than Caucasian men.
A client develops a severe case of generalized scabies. The nurse should instruct the client to:
a. apply lindane (Kwell) topically to the entire body at bedtime b. change bed linens daily c. treat only those family members who have symptoms d. use cold water to wash all underclothing, bed linens, and bath linens
The nurse understands that the most common reason for hypoglycemia in a client with type 1 diabetes is:
a. omission of meals. b. lack of exercise. c. overeating. d. improper measurement of insulin dosage.