A graduate nurse learns about the provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accounta-bility Act (HIPAA), which include which of the following?
a. Requires employers to offer health care insurance
b. Regulates the amount employers can charge for insurance
c. Mandates that employers provide specific benefits
d. Helps maintain coverage when a person changes jobs
D
HIPAA has several provisions, one of which is that it helps people maintain health care insurance when they are changing jobs. The other statements are common misconceptions about HIPAA.
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The primary responsibility of a nurse manager is to
A) direct patient care on a day-to-day basis. B) order supplies and equipment. C) be sure safety rules are being followed. D) develop work schedules.
A patient presents to the clinic with confusion and provides a list of medications to the nurse. Which of the following medications could be a source of this problem?
a. meperidine b. aspirin c. benzodiazapines d. a and c
The nurse planning the care of a client admitted with severe pancreatitis would anticipate the diet order of
a. clear liquids. b. enteral feedings. c. NPO with TPN. d. soft, low fat.
M.G.'s symptoms improve with intravenous diuretics and the digoxin. She is placed back on oral furosemide (Lasix) once her weight loss is deemed adequate for achievement of a euvolemic state
What will determine whether the oral dose will be adequate for discharge to be considered?