Explain the dual nature of health care practice and the need to match clinical expertise with appropriate professional behaviors
To enter the practice of health care provision, whether you are a doctor, nurse, or allied health specialist, is to enter into a social compact not only with the patients you serve but with all other practitioners and the community at large. The honoring of this compact will require a commitment of excellence in clinical practice and a commitment to a set of appropriate legal, ethical, and professional etiquette behaviors.
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When turning a patient from prone to supine, the patient's arm on the side that the patient will turn over is placed:
a. alongside the patient's head. b. tucked under the patient. c. placed over the patient's buttocks. d. none of the above.
Which of the following patients has the "typical" presentation of myasthenia gravis?
A) A 60-year-old woman with acute onset of left-side facial drooping B) A 50-year-old woman with chronic weakness and nausea C) A 22-year-old woman with fatigue, facial drooping, and difficulty swallowing D) A 35-year-old man with abdominal pain and hives
The difference between a stressful situation and a challenging one is:
a. the emotional response to it. b. the amount of exercise one gets. c. the ability to multitask. d. the level of education one has.
The advantages of using electronic data interchange (EDI) are all of the following EXCEPT
a. to avoid all errors in submission of claims. b. to receive response and reimbursement for claims in a short amount of time. c. to submit clean claims and know they will all be accepted by the health plan. d. to save time and energy since mailing paper claims costs money.