In which health care settings does the Patient Self-Determination Act of 1991 affect patients?
1. Solely in formal institutional settings, such as hospitals
2. In all health care settings, including home health care settings
3. In home health care settings only if they have a validly executed directive when care is first rendered
4. In all health care settings except home health care settings
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Rationale: Any agency that receives federal funds, which includes home health care settings, is to abide by the federal legislation of the Patient Self-Determination Act of 1991.
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When assessing a 15 year old, a practitioner would place her in which Erickson psychosocial development stage?
1. Identity vs Role Confusion 2. Intimacy vs Isolation 3. Industry vs Inferiority 4. Impulsivity vs Self-conflict
A thorough cultural assessment should include all of the following components except
1. Ability to comply with Western medical practices. 2. Beliefs about health and illness. 3. Common folk remedies and folk healers used. 4. Communication patterns and language. 5. Religious and spiritual beliefs and practices.
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A. produced in the uterus and are stored in the mammary glands. B. produced in the hypothalamus and are stored in the posterior pituitary gland. C. produced in the anterior pituitary gland and are stored in the uterus. D. produced in the posterior pituitary gland and stored in the mammary glands.