Jason just vomited blood but is hesitant to go to the emergency department because he does not have insurance. He tells this to the admitting nurse, who assured him he won't be turned away from medical care. What is this an example of?
A. HIPPA
B. PSDA
C. ADA
D. EMTALA
D. EMTALA
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A community health nurse is educating pregnant clients about the prenatal causes and risk factors associated with the development of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Which statement will the nurse include in the educational session? A) "ADHD has not been linked to prenatal exposure or disease." B) "ADHD has been linked to a specific gene, and genetic testing may help to diagnose this." C) "ADHD has been linked to prenatal exposure to cigarette smoke." D) "ADHD has been linked to childhood exposure to folate."
The patient with a hemiparesis is very hesitant to transfer from the bed to the chair with a new nurse's help. Which action should this nurse take first to accomplish the transfer?
a. Explain how the transfer of the patient will be done safely. b. Ask questions about how the patient usually transfers. c. Document that the patient declined help for the transfer. d. State that the healthcare provider ordered a transfer.
As a nurse who has just assumed a position as director of nursing for a county health department, you are now confronted with the department budget. You have been in management for some time in healthcare organizations
What is the major difference in the county budget? 1. Budget revenues are larger than for a hospital. 2. There is dependency on funding from government sources (local, state, federal). 3. Expenses are greater for the department than for a hospital. 4. Physician costs are higher for the clinics compared to the hospital staff.
The wife of a client with paranoid schizophrenia tells the nurse, "I've learned that my husband has several close relatives with the same disorder
Does this problem run in families?" The response based on recent discoveries in the field of ge-netics would be: 1. "It's odd, but it's just a coincidence." 2. "Research has identified a gene linked to schizophrenia." 3. "Are you concerned that your children may develop the disorder?" 4. "Only bipolar disorder has been identified to have a genetic component."