A patient has a private insurance policy that pays for most healthcare costs and services. Why is this plan called a third-party payer?
A) The insurance company pays all or most of the costs.
B) The family of the patient is required to pay costs.
C) The patient gets the bill and pays out-of-pocket costs.
D) Medicare and Medicaid will pay most of the costs.
A
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A patient is in respiratory distress and placed on oxygen. Which is the most appropriate short-term goal?
a. Nasal cannula remains in place. b. Patient completes morning care and eats breakfast. c. Patient verbalizes that he is breathing better after lunch. d. Patient maintains an oxygen saturation of 90% during the shift.
Emergency medical services (EMS) brings a large number of clients to the emergency department following a mass casualty incident. The nurse identifies clients with which injuries with yellow tags? (Select all that apply.)
a. Partial-thickness burns covering both legs b. Open fractures of both legs with absent pedal pulses c. Neck injury and numbness of both legs d. Small pieces of shrapnel embedded in both eyes e. Head injury and difficult to arouse f. Bruising and pain in the right lower ab-domen
The nurse assessing a child with a respiratory problem finds stridor, which is best described by which of the following?
a. excursion of the chest wall beyond that normally seen in the healthy child b. substernal retractions and nasal flaring c. a high-pitched sound produced by an obstruction of the trachea or larynx d. a triad of respiratory symptoms
Near the end of her orientation to a unit, a new nurse tells her mentor, "I've become aware of my need to influence vulnerable clients so I can feel more in control." It can be determined that the new nurse has engaged in the process of:
1. Labeling 2. Stereotyping 3. Subjectivity 4. Autodiagnosis