Which of the following patients would be most likely covered under Medicare?
a. Jim, who lives on the street and has occa-sional infections
b. Alysha, who is on social assistance and has a 5-year-old daughter with frequent ear infections
c. Karen, a housewife, 45 years of age, whose husband recently abandoned the family
d. Dan, who is 68 years of age and in good health
D
Medicare is a federal government program for individuals over 65 and with certain permanent illnesses, such as end-stage renal disease. Medicaid provides financing of health care for the medically indigent.
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What urine test result is considered abnormal?
a. pH 4.0 b. WBC 1 or 2 cells/ml c. Protein level absent d. Specific gravity 1.020
The nurse is caring for a client who is taking levothyroxine (Synthroid) and cholestyramine (Questran). Which reaction should the nurse monitor this client for when administering these medications?
1. Hypolipidemia 2. Hyperthyroid 3. Hyperlipidemia 4. Hypothyroid
The nursing assessment and documentation of data that would assist in a diagnostic distinction between Alzheimer disease and delirium are of particular importance because:
A) Delirium is a treatable and reversible condition. B) The treatment for Alzheimer disease is more aggressive than the treatment for delirium. C) There are more stigmas associated with a diagnosis of Alzheimer disease. D) Different tests to establish a diagnosis are necessary.
The advanced practice nurse concludes a client would profit from the type of therapy in which peers
and interdisciplinary staff all have a voice in determining the level of client privileges. The nurse would arrange for a. milieu therapy. b. cognitive therapy. c. short-term dynamic therapy. d. systematic desensitization.