When assessing a client's financial and health care insurance coverage information, the client says that since she does not have any income, she gets health care insurance through the state. The nurse realizes the client most likely is receiving:
1. Veteran's benefits.
2. Medicaid.
3. HMO.
4. Medicare.
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Medicaid is a state-based program supplemented by federal funds that acts as a safety net to provide health care services to the indigent. Medicare is a national health insurance program for people over age 65, people under age 65 with disabilities, and people with end-stage renal disease. Veteran's benefits are for those individuals who have participated in a branch of the armed forces. HMO is a type of private health insurance.
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Select all that apply. A) "I should use antibiotic soap to cleanse the wounds." B) "I should eat a lot of rice to increase my intake of vitamin C." C) "I will contact the doctor if I have a temperature of 99.5 °F or higher." D) "I will not swim in lakes." E) "I can stop taking the antibiotics when the swelling subsides."
The nurse notes that a woman who has given birth 1 hour ago is touching her infant with the fingertips and talking to him softly in high-pitched tones. Based on this observation, the nurse should:
a. Document this evidence of normal early maternal-infant attachment behavior. b. Observe for other signs that the mother may not be accepting of the infant. c. Request a social service consult for psychosocial support. d. Determine whether the mother is too fatigued to interact normally with her infant.
Research that measures the Hospital Magnet Standards focuses on which of the following characteristics of an excellent work environment (select all that apply)?
a. Collaborative relationships between nurses and physicians b. Incident reporting c. Support for education d. Actual staffing ratios e. Patient-centered values
Jill Randall is a public health nurse who works in a women's health clinic. As part of her duties, she occasionally will speak to area high school student about issues related to sexuality
Among the many points that she explains are that multiple sex partners, coitus before age 20, and history of infections with human papilloma virus and other STDs places women at risk for: 1. Breast cancer. 2. Cancer of the vagina. 3. Cervical cancer. 4. Endometrial cancer. 5. Ovarian cancer.