The HIPAA rules
A. increase the physicians' control over patients' medical records.
B. make the nursing department totally responsible for charting patient information.
C. make patients more accountable for protecting their personal medical data.
D. protect all individually identifiable health information in any form.
Answer: D
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a. the disease does not alter ability to communicate. b. anti-Parkinson's drugs have few side effects. c. intellectual function is not impaired. d. involuntary movements can be controlled.
The charge nurse is observing a staff nurse caring for a client with extensive burns. Which action by the staff nurse would indicate the need for further teaching regarding infection-control procedures?
1. The nurse wears gloves and gown when dressing the client's wounds. 2. The nurse wears gloves when bathing the client. 3. The nurse wears gown, gloves, and mask when assisting the physician with debridement of the wound. 4. The nurse wears gloves when teaching a family member how to meet the client's nutritional needs after discharge.
The Glasgow Coma Scale consists of an assessment of
a. Pupil reactivity and motor response b. Eye opening and verbal and motor responses c. Level of consciousness and verbal response d. ICP and level of consciousness
The health care provider suggests that a client lose 26 lbs. over the next year. How many lbs. should the client loose per week to achieve this goal?
1. 0.25 2. 0.3 3. 0.5 4. 0.75