Medicaid provides financial assistance to pay for medical services for:
1. The elderly
2. Pregnant women
3. The blind
4. Hearing-impaired individuals
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Medicaid provides financial assistance to states and counties to pay for medical services for the aged poor, the blind, the disabled, and families with dependent children who are below state po-verty income levels.
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The nurse is counseling a pregnant client who is HIV-positive. Which statement should be included?
a. "It is not possible for your baby to contract HIV from your blood circulation." b. "Antiviral therapy is recommended to de-crease the risk of HIV transmission to the fetus." c. "Breastfeeding would be beneficial to your baby so that the baby will pick up your im-munities." d. "It is advisable to have a therapeutic abortion since your baby will also be positive for HIV."
A nurse has developed a parenting education group for teen mothers in the community. The teen mothers could be regarded as what type of group?
A) Culture B) Racial C) Subculture D) Ethnic
The nurse is caring for a woman who has been diagnosed with preeclampsia and has been placed on intravenous magnesium sulfate to prevent seizures. After checking the patellar deep tendon reflex, the nurse documents the response as 2+. Which is the nurse's next action after this assessment?
A. Immediately discontinue the magnesium sulfate because the patellar response indicates hyporeflexia. B. Check the deep tendon reflex in the biceps to see if it agrees with the patella. C. Turn the client on her side to prevent aspiration during the anticipated seizure. D. Ensure that the IV site is patent and that the magnesium sulfate is infusing adequately.
The nurse is teaching the importance of drugs for emergency preparedness to local firemen. The nurse determines that learning has occurred when the firemen make which statements?Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.
A. "The vendor-managed inventory (VMI) package can reach any community within 24 to 36 hours." B. "Our local hospital is supposed to be stockpiling antibiotics." C. "The push package can reach any community within 12 hours of an attack." D. "The Strategic National Stockpile is located at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta." E. "Our country's drug stockpile is managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)."