A client is prescribed a bedside diagnostic test to assess pulmonary status. The nurse will prepare to administer which of the following to the client? (Select all that apply.)
1. Capnography
2. Thoracentesis
3. Oximetry
4. Bronchoscopy
5. Polysomnography
6. Lung biopsy
1, 3, 5
The three diagnostic tests that can be administered at the bedside include capnography, which measures exhaled carbon dioxide; oximetry, which measures oxygenation; and polysomnography, which measures breathing while asleep. Thoracentesis, bronchoscopy, and lung biopsy are all invasive procedures and cannot be administered at the bedside.
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ANS:
Which of the following entities does not reimburse health-care costs to providers of health-care services?
a. Indemnity insurance plans b. Medicaid c. Medicare d. State Health Department
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