For physical therapy services to be reimbursed by Medicare, the services must be:
a. preventive.
b. restorative.
c. maintenance.
d. educational.
B
The goals of treatment must be restorative for Medicare reimbursement.
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The nurse is providing care to a pediatric patient admitted for a workup of bone deformity. The latest laboratory values indicate calcium at 6.6 mg/dL and phosphorus at 2.1 mg/dL. Which condition does the nurse correlate with these values?
A. Muscular dystrophy B. Osgood-Schlatter disease C. Rickets D. Scoliosis
The nurse conducts education for a client who is experiencing urinary incontinence. Which statement by the client indicates the need for further education?
A) "Relaxation of pelvic muscles may be a factor in incontinence." B) "Reduced urethral resistance can be a cause of incontinence." C) "Incontinence is normal with aging." D) "A disturbance of my bladder is a factor in the development of incontinence."
The patient brings suit against a health care provider. In which ways would the nurse expect this action will affect the confidentiality of the patient's medical record?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. The confidentiality of the record will remain intact. 2. The patient's attorney will have access to the information in the record. 3. The record loses confidentiality and is discoverable by any interested party. 4. The record will be released to the defendant's attorney. 5. Only the judge will have full access to the medical record.
The purpose of continuous quality improvement is to
A. write deficiencies on the staff. B. create a good paper trail. C. identify and correct problems. D. develop material safety data sheets.