A community is experiencing an epidemic of the measles. The nurse is trying to determine if this problem is happening in other communities as well. Which of the following resources should the nurse use to answer this question?
a. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Weekly Report
b. Communicable Diseases Weekly Report
c. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
d. Weekly National Report of Communicable Diseases
ANS: C
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A) By affecting a client's psychiatric viewpoint B) By affecting a client's psychiatric function C) By affecting a client's behavior D) By affecting a client's experience E) By affecting a client's psychiatric desires
Which finding in the urine analysis of a pregnant woman is considered a variation of normal?
a. Proteinuria b. Glycosuria c. Bacteria in the urine d. Ketones in the urine
On what basis can Medicare be criticized? (Select all that apply.)
a. Even after age 65, many elderly citizens are not eligible for Medicare. b. Medicare pays less than half of recipients' health care costs, which is a major hardship for many recipients. c. Medicare does not protect elderly people from financial destitution when they pay for needed care. d. Most physicians and hospitals do not accept Medicare recipients. e. Until 2007, the premiums were the same whether the recipient was very wealthy or very poor. f. Until 2011, Medicare paid for procedures in hospitals but not in outpatient settings.
A nursing unit has had a large number of negative client responses about various aspects of their care in the previous quarter. The quality assurance officer is evaluating this unit, paying particular attention to which of the components of care?
1. Competency 2. Structure 3. Process 4. Outcome