What health care plan is the best referral for an unemployed 42-year-old patient with renal failure who has lost his job-related private insurance?
a. Medicare
b. Medicaid
c. Public health facility
d. Community-based outpatient clinic
B
Medicaid is available to needy low-income persons younger than 65 years of age who have a permanent disability. Medicare is for persons 65 years and older. Public health services are in-volved with prevention more often than with chronic care.
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A patient has just been diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome and is experiencing ascending, symmetrical muscle weakness and paralysis. Which nursing intervention could best help prevent complications of immobility?
A) Assess strength of neck flexor muscles. B) Promote use of antiembolism stockings. C) Assist with plasmapheresis treatment. D) Administer intravenous immunoglobulin.
A child's blood pressure is 92/64 mm Hg
Therefore, the mean arterial pressure is ____________________.
A student nurse is discussing the three areas of focus regarding Cultural Care nursing. Which statement by the student indicates a lack of understanding of Cultural Care nursing?
A) "A nurse must apply the underlying background knowledge that must be possessed to provide a given patient with the best healthcare possible." B) "A nurse must possess some basic knowledge of and constructive attitudes toward the health traditions observed among the diverse cultural groups found in the practice setting." C) "A nurse must understand and attend to the total context of the patient's situation. It is a complex combination of knowledge, skills, and attitudes." D) "A nurse must understand the basic traditions of diverse cultural groups and be able to explain to clients how these traditions must be changed to fit into the plan of care."
A patient has a new onset of a left bundle branch block (LBBB) seen on a 12-lead ECG. What is the nurse's primary intervention?
1. Increase oxygen. 2. Elevate the head of the bed to a 30-degree angle. 3. Ask the patient if he is having chest pain. 4. Reposition the chest leads and assess for any changes.