A nurse is drawn into a discussion of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The nurse would offer further explanation when the discussion participants make which erroneous claims? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. "My dad can't get insurance because he has a really bad heart condition."
2. "My employer helps pay part of my insurance costs."
3. "I don't like the part about the government telling me what insurance to buy."
4. "The government helps pay part of my insurance costs."
5. "Health insurance is so expensive!"
1, 3
Rationale 1: One of the purposes of this act is to prevent people from being denied insurance coverage due to pre-existing conditions.
Rationale 2: This act does not prohibit employers from paying part of employee's insurance costs.
Rationale 3: The act says people must purchase insurance but does not indicate which insurance they should purchase.
Rationale 4: This act provides subsidies to help those who qualify to purchase insurance.
Rationale 5: Health insurance is expensive with or without this act.
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When describing the typical movements that the fetus goes through as it travels through the passageway, which of the following would the nurse most likely include? (Select all that apply.) A) Internal rotation B) Abduction C) Descent D) Pronation E) Flexion
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A. "My husband is on the same medication, so we always take our medications to-gether in the morning." B. "I prepare all my medication for the week and place the pills in a container labeled for each day." C. "When I don't sleep well at night, I take two thyroid pills the next day instead of just one." D. "I take my Coumadin every day when the noon news comes on the television."