Knowing that the healthcare organization utilizes the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems Version 9 (ICD-9) for patient and third-party billing, a nurse has requested such records for patients admitted in
the last 3 months to the emergency department. The nurse has requested that the records be provided in an electronic, rather than paper-based, format because
A) confidentiality is easier to maintain when working with electronic data.
B) electronic data are more likely to be current than paper-based records.
C) patients often do not grant permission for release of their health records in hard copy.
D) electronic data are easier to manipulate in order to perform statistical analysis.
D
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A nurse assesses a client who is recovering from a subtotal thyroidectomy. On the second postoperative day the client states, "I feel numbness and tingling around my mouth." What action should the nurse take?
a. Offer mouth care. b. Loosen the dressing. c. Assess for Chvostek's sign. d. Ask the client orientation questions.
A primary health care provider has prescribed a loop diuretic for a client with hypertension. The client also has diabetes mellitus. The nurse would assess the client for which of the following after administering the drug?
A) Sudden pain in the joints B) Increased blood glucose levels C) Occurrence of gout attacks D) Sudden increase in weight
Patients experiencing severe physiological stress increase their nutritional requirements to:
a. 20 kcal/kg/day. b. 30 kcal/kg/day. c. 35 kcal/kg/day. d. 50 kcal/kg/day.
A nurse belongs to several professional organizations, serving on a state-level committee of one group and on two task forces at work
The nurse is committed to a range of health issues and knows the state senator from the nurse's district, as well as the name of the representative in Washington, DC. This nurse exemplifies which level of political activism in nursing? a. Gladiator b. Buy-in c. Self-interest d. Political astuteness