An elderly female client was receiving home care after hospitalization for a cerebrovascular accident. After several weeks of physical and speech therapy, the client showed few signs of progress
The utilization review committee considered the client's condition to be stable and declined reimbursement for further home care. This client may reverse the decision through a process called: 1. Development of explicit criteria
2. Appeal mechanism
3. Concurrent utilization review
4. Medicare reversal process
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This is a review of the necessity of services while care is being given.
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a. Enhancer b. Substitute c. Control d. Antagonist
The nurse is caring for a patient admitted with symptoms of an anorectal infection. Cultures obtained from a rectal swab indicate that the patient has a viral infection
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1. Reduced production of erythropoietin 2. Airway obstruction 3. Pneumonia 4. Right-to-left shunt in the heart
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a. hang the prescribed fluid at a rate of 1 mL/min. b. assess the quality of the breath sounds. c. note the length of the tubing. d. wait for the results of the chest radiograph before beginning fluids.