Which plan offers the looser organizational structure and no requirement for primary care physician approval before seeing a specialist?
A. Health care networks
B. Health maintenance organizations
C. Point of service plans
D. Preferred provider organizations
ANS: D
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a. Providing others with her knowledge of events. b. Making the birth experience "real." c. Taking hold of the events leading to her labor and delivery. d. Accepting her response to labor and delivery.
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a. "Motor function sometimes returns after the edema of the spinal cord has sub-sided." b. "Motor function may improve, but there will always be a deficit." c. "In all likelihood the paralysis will be permanent." d. "The physician is the best source for that information."
A young adult patient is admitted to the hospital for evaluation of severe weight loss. The nurse admitting this patient notes that the patient has missing teeth and severe tooth decay
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a. rupture of the membranes before the onset of labour a. rupture of the membranes more than 24 hours before birth b. rupture of the membranes more than 42 hours before birth c. rupture of the membranes at less than 36 hours gestational age