A client tells the nurse that someone telephones her at home to ask how she is doing, if she is following her physician's treatment plan, and then provides instruction on ways to improve her health with the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus
The nurse realizes this client is experiencing which of the following care delivery systems?
1. Team
2. Modular
3. Primary
4. Integrated
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An integrated care delivery system is a network of organizations that provide a coordinated continuum of services to a defined population. Team, module, and primary are all examples of care delivery systems to provide inpatient client care.
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The nurse explains that this type of laxative is an example of a(n) _____ laxative. a. stimulant b. osmotic agent c. emollient d. lubricant
The MOST important physiologic task of the neonate is to:
a. achieve equilibrium through stabilization of body systems b. adjust to parental figures c. learn to cry d. develop new reflexes
A nurse aide reports to the nurse that a 94-year-old client's rectal temperature is 35.8°C. The nurse interprets this value as
A) a sign of infection. B) a normal value for older clients. C) an inaccurate reading by the nurse aide. D) a sign of anemia.
Why is a patient who has undergone a colostomy instructed to measure the width of the stomas for the first 6 weeks postoperatively before applying each new pouch?
a. The stoma will shrink during this time. b. A poor-fitting pouch will cause infection of the stoma. c. The paste will not adhere. d. Prolapse will result.