What does the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 hold mental health care professionals legally and ethically responsible for?
A) Portability of medical records
B) Accurate documentation
C) Correct billing of insurance companies
D) Client confidentiality
D
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The school nurse provides care for a child who fell on the school playground and sustained multiple abrasions to the lower extremities. Which actions by the school nurse are appropriate when caring for this child?
Select all that apply. 1. Putting on nonsterile gloves prior to assessing the child's injuries. 2. Disposing of blood-soaked gauze in the office trash bin. 3. Performing handwashing before touching the child. 4. Asking the child permission to assess the injuries. 5. Wearing a mask while washing the child's abrasions.
The nurse is admitting a 22-year-old patient who is experiencing palpitations, light-headedness, and fatigue. The health care provider has diagnosed cardiomyopathy
The nurse would ask additional questions about which most likely form of cardiomyopathy? 1. Restrictive 2. Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy 3. Dilated cardiomyopathy 4. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
In some cultures, spitting is a health protection activity done after giving someone else a compliment. What is the purpose of this action?
1. Prevents the recipient of the compliment from receiving an evil spell 2. Avoids direct speech afterwards with the person who receives the compliment 3. Prevents the recipient of the compliment from being too flattered 4. Makes the air better to take in the compliment
A client has been prescribed oseltamivir (Tamiflu) after complaining of influenza-like symptoms. What information should the nurse provide for this client?
1. This medication is given by inhalation. 2. Get this prescription filled and begin taking the medication immediately. 3. This medication will keep you from getting the flu. 4. This is an expensive medication. 5. This medication will be helpful if you have influenza or a cold.